1943 Map of Bryan

About this map

Bryan and Hicksville anchor this 1943 survey, which illustrates the transition of northwest Ohio into a structured grid of family farms and rural school districts during the early war years. The landscape is defined by its extensive network of country schools, such as the Hesse Cassel Sch and Tamarack Sch, many of which were numbered rather than named. The infrastructure of the region is built around the heavy rail lines that cross the county, including the New York Central RR and the Baltimore and Ohio RR, facilitating the movement of agricultural goods and passengers through towns like Edgerton and Sherwood. To the south, the Maumee River winds through a section known as The Bend, while the northern reaches are drained by the St Josephs River and Fish Creek.