1960 Map of Cairo

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Sugar Creek and Rattlesnake Creek flow through this landscape just north of Lima, where the city's northward expansion meets established farmsteads and institutional landmarks. The extensive grounds of the Lima State Hospital and St Gerards College dominate the transition from urban streets to rural townships, while the Lima Reservoir provides a significant water feature near the Ottawa River. This 1960 survey captures a period of industrial and infrastructural density, marked by the convergence of the Baltimore and Ohio Toledo and Detroit and the New York Chicago and St Louis railroads.