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1960 Map of Glenmore

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Glenmore
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The unincorporated settlement of Glenmore serves as a central point in this Van Wert County survey, situated at the crossing of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad and Glenmore Road. The landscape is a textbook example of the American Midwest's rural grid, dominated by family-named landmarks and essential community institutions like St Thomas Sch and Antioch Ch. Small clusters such as Middlebury and Maddox dot the intersections of a dense network of county roads including Zook Road and Kreischer Road.

Drainage is managed by a system of natural and engineered waterways, from the meandering Town Creek to the straight lines of Tumbleson Ditch. Three distinct rail lines, including the Chicago and St Louis RR and New York RR, cut through the terrain, illustrating the region's reliance on heavy rail for agricultural transit. Local history is preserved in the location of the Balyeat Cem and Woodlawn Cem, which anchor the surrounding townships.