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1965 Map of Ege

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Ege
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

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Chain O'Lakes State Park dominates the western portion of this mid-1960s landscape, protecting a dense concentration of glacial kettle lakes including Bowen Lake, Finster Lakes, and Long Lake. This area of Noble and Whitley counties is defined by its complex hydrology, where the Blue River and Eel River systems drain a terrain marked by numerous basins and marshes like Mud Lake. Small rural communities such as Ege and Bakertown serve as local anchors in an otherwise agricultural expanse.

Local history and genealogy are anchored by several country churches and their associated grounds, such as Rehoboth Ch and Hopewell Ch. The transportation infrastructure is noted by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Grade in the north and the Pennsylvania line in the south, reflecting the era's rail-dependent rural economy. Scattered cemeteries like Hooper Cem and Grays Cem offer specific touchpoints for researchers tracing family roots in Jefferson and Swan townships.