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1960 Map of Defiance West

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Defiance West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The confluence of the Maumee River, Tiffin River, and Auglaize River dominates this mid-century topographic study of the Defiance area. The landscape is characterized by a dense network of water management features, including the Miami and Erie Canal (Abandoned) and numerous drainage systems like Switzer Ditch and Tanby Ditch. These waterways historically dictated the settlement patterns of townships such as Noble and Tiffin.

Infrastructure development is evident through the presence of the Defiance Memorial Airport and the crossings of the Baltimore and Ohio and Norfolk and Western railroads. Smaller rural details provide significant value for local historians, including family-named landmarks like Mulligans Bluff Road, several country churches such as Marysdale Ch, and scattered burying grounds like Kibble Cem and Noble and Tiffin Cem. The map also highlights the distinct horseshoe shape of Oxbow Lake north of the city.