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1925 Map of East Columbus

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of East Columbus
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

Columbus serves as the focal point for this eastern regional survey, where the industrial expansion of the 1920s meets the agricultural hinterland. The landscape is defined by a dense concentration of transit corridors, from the historic National Road to a complex network of railroads including the Pennsylvania RR and several electric lines. Key infrastructure of the era is prominent, such as the U S Army Supply Depot and Norton Field near East Columbus.

South and east of the city, the map traces the legacy of earlier transport along the Abandoned Canal routes near Canal Winchester and Groveport. The terrain, characterized by the drainages of Big Walnut Creek and Alum Creek, reveals established community life at Bexley, Reynoldsburg, and Lithopolis. Regional landmarks like the Franklin Co Infirmary and Edgewater Park provide specific points of interest for local historians studying the early twentieth-century development of the Scioto Valley region.