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1959 Map of East Claridon

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of East Claridon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Montville and Huntsburg anchor this rural Geauga County landscape, situated at a time when small-town intersections and family-named roads defined the local geography. The southern half of the map is dominated by the East Branch Reservoir, with its Spillway Elev 1132 near the Grandview Country Club. The drainage patterns of the Cuyahoga River and its various tributaries like Bates Creek and Phelps Creek are meticulously charted across a mix of woodlots and open fields.

Local infrastructure of the late 1950s is well-preserved here, including the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor passing through East Claridon. The map also captures specialized installations like the Nassau Astronomical Sta and the Radio Tower near Montville. Civic life is marked by sites like Huntsburg Sch and Culbertsons Corners Sch, while the Public Hunting Ground suggests the area's continued reliance on the natural environment for recreation.