1943 Map of Gambier

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Kenyon College and the surrounding village of Gambier anchor this wartime landscape, appearing as they did in the early 1940s. The region is defined by the winding course of the Kokosing River, which carved a path for both the Pennsylvania railroad and early industrial sites like Monroe Mills. In the city of Mount Vernon, the map details Mount Vernon College and the State Tuberculosis Hospital, reflecting the institutional presence in Knox County. The rural hinterland is densely populated with community landmarks, from the Democracy P O in Amity to numerous numbered and named schoolhouses such as Cherry Hall Sch and Wildcat Sch. Near the college, the Port Kenyon Airport represents the modest aviation infrastructure of the era, while a network of named runs and creeks like Jelloway Creek indicates the importance of local water drainage for the surrounding farmland.