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1959 Map of Defiance East

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Defiance East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

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.

Outside the growing urban center, the land is organized by small rural nodes like Jewell and Independence. Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, including family-named sites such as Tittle Cem and Hire Cem, alongside community anchors like Richland Adams Sch and St Michaels Ch. These details reflect a established agricultural society transitioning toward the late-century expansion indicated by the updated purple tinting.