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1967 Map of Canton West

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Canton West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

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Canton and Massillon dominate this late 1960s landscape, their urban corridors linked by the residential and industrial stretches of Reedurban and Perry Heights. The map highlights a period of significant suburban expansion and institutional development, notably featuring the Nat Pro Football Hall of Fame near Stadium. Local education and religious life are represented by numerous parochial institutions like St Joan of Arc Sch and Brunnerdale Seminary, alongside the Kent State University campus near North Canton.

Water and recreation are central to the area's character, with Meyers Lake and Lake Cable serving as prominent landmarks. The industrial and transit infrastructure is anchored by the Penn Central and Norfolk and Western railroads, which weave through the southern portion of the sheet near Gambrinus and the Industrial Waste Ponds. This survey captures the region just as the interstate system and industrial centers were reshaping the periphery of Stark County.