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1900 Map of Fairview

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Fairview
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1900
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1900

About this map

Lake Erie defines the northern edge of this shoreline landscape, where a dense network of late 19th-century rail infrastructure converges near the coast. The map illustrates a critical transportation corridor at the turn of the century, characterized by the parallel tracks of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad and the Chicago and St. Louis R. R.. These lines facilitated the rapid movement of goods and passengers between major industrial hubs, anchoring local settlements like Fairview and Miles Grove.

Industrial and agricultural activity is concentrated along the bluffs, with Girard Junction and Wallace Junction serving as vital hubs for rail connectivity. Local drainage features such as Brandy Run cut through the coastal terrain, while smaller communities like Avonia and Fairplain appear as established points along the primary transit routes. This survey, conducted under Charles D. Walcott, records the precise alignment of the P. A. R. R. and other spurs before modern highway development altered the Erie County waterfront.