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1962 Map of Cleveland

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Cleveland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Industrial hubs and Great Lakes shipping corridors dominate the Northeast Ohio landscape in this mid-century topographic record. The massive urban footprint of Cleveland and its street-grid suburbs like Shaker Heights and Euclid anchor the western shore of Lake Erie, while the steel-producing centers of Youngstown and Warren define the Mahoning Valley. The map traces the critical transit infrastructure of the era, including the winding Ohio Turnpike and an extensive rail network featuring the New York Central RR and the Pennsylvania RR.

Beyond the city limits, the terrain transitions into a series of managed waterways and natural valleys. The Pymatuning Reservoir and Mosquito Creek Reservoir highlight the region's 20th-century water management efforts, while the Cuyahoga River carves a deep path between Cleveland and Akron. Smaller lakeside ports such as Ashtabula and Conneaut emphasize the region's reliance on lake-bound commerce and coal-and-ore transshipment during the height of the American manufacturing era.