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1958 Map of Bowling Green North

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Bowling Green North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Bowling Green State University anchors the southeastern corner of this 1958 survey, showing the campus and city of Bowling Green at a time of significant post-war expansion. The landscape to the north is defined by the Maumee River, where prominent features like Granger Island and Missionary Island sit near the rocky landmark of Roche de Boeuf. This river corridor serves as a transit hub, flanked by the Anthony Wayne Trail and the New York Central railroad.

Away from the river, the Wood County interior reveals a strictly gridded agricultural and industrial network. Small settlements like Tontogany and Haskins are interconnected by the Baltimore and Ohio line, while numerous Oil Wells and a Quarry dot the townships. Genealogists will find value in the detailed plotting of rural institutions, including Otsego Sch and multiple burial grounds such as Union Hill Cem and Tontogany Cem, which preserve the early social fabric of Washington and Plain townships.