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1961 Map of Garards Fort

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Garards Fort
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Garards Fort and the surrounding townships of Greene County are documented here as they appeared in the early 1960s, with later updates from the 1970s. The landscape is heavily defined by the winding course of Whiteley Creek and its many tributaries, such as Frosty Run and Dutch Run. In the southern portion of the sheet, the terrain shifts toward the Dunkard Creek basin, which marks the edge of State Game Lands No 223.

Resource extraction is a prominent feature of this era, with numerous Gas Wells and an industrial presence noted at the Garards Fort Shaft. Local family and community history is preserved through the mapping of small rural sites like Asbury Ch, Township Sch, and several family-named burial grounds including Morris Cem and Whiteley Cem. Two instances of a Covered Bridge are marked crossing the creek near the center of the quadrangle, reflecting the region's traditional transport infrastructure.