1909 Map of Continental
USGS Topo · Published 1943About this map
The Auglaize River meanders north through this northwest Ohio landscape, joined by the Blanchard River and flanked by the Miami and Erie Canal. This 1907-1908 survey captures the dense rail and water infrastructure that defined the region before the canal era fully gave way to modern transport. Major rail lines like the New York, Chicago and St. Louis RR and the Ohio Electric Ry crisscross the townships of Defiance, Auglaize, and Monroe, connecting established towns such as Continental, Oakwood, and Cloverdale. Genealogists and local historians can trace the early drainage and settlement patterns along named waterways like Eagle Creek and Powell Creek, or find smaller hamlets like Charloe, Junction, and Ayersville at a time when local transport was transitioning from water to rail and early electric lines.
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