1918 Map of Fort Recovery

About this map

The Greenville Treaty Line cuts diagonally across this landscape, serving as a historic anchor for the settlement of Fort Recovery. This village, situated along the Wabash River, developed as a regional hub where the Lake Erie and Western railroad intersected with local commerce. The surrounding townships of Recovery, Gibson, and Mississinawa are defined by a dense network of rural infrastructure, including a notable concentration of neighborhood schools such as College Hill School and Heinz School. To the north and south, small communities like Macedon and Monterey are linked by established routes like Willshire Road and Celina Road. The map also captures the headwaters of the Mississinewa River in the southern portion, illustrating a terrain transition marked by family-named schools like Harney School and Tobin School that once supported these farming communities.