1959 Map of Defiance East, 1972 Print
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1959 Map of Defiance East

USGS Topo · Published 1972

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The Maumee River and Auglaize River converge in this 1959 portrait of Northwestern Ohio, anchoring a landscape where river transport once dictated the local economy. In Defiance, the presence of Old Fort Defiance Park and Defiance College highlights the city's historical and educational foundations. The waterway remains central to the area's geography, even as the Miami and Erie Canal (Abandoned) marks the shift from nineteenth-century towpaths to the rail corridors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.


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Map Details

Date Portrayed1959
Date Published1972
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:24,000
Physical Dimensions22.1 x 26.9 inches

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