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1936 Map of Erie

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Erie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The western shoreline of Lake Erie in Monroe County is defined by a series of low-lying marshes and evolving beach communities. During this mid-1930s field examination, settlements like Luna Pier, Lakewood, and Bolles Harbor anchor the coast, while the interior is dominated by a grid of agricultural drainage and early automotive corridors like Telegraph Rd and Dixie Hy. The landscape is heavily structured by rail transit, featuring the Pere Marquette, Michigan Central, and the New York Central lines cutting diagonally toward the Ohio border.

Local history is preserved through numerous rural schoolhouses and cemeteries serving the farming population, including San Freal Sch, Victory Sch, and La Salle Cem. To the south, the map captures the transition into North Maumee Bay, noting islands such as Indian Island and Turtle Island along the Michigan-Ohio state line. This survey represents a specific era of shoreline development before the significant post-war expansion of the Toledo metropolitan fringe.