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1965 Map of Hamilton

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Hamilton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

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The Great Miami River bisects this mid-1960s landscape, serving as the industrial and geographic anchor for Hamilton and its surrounding northern townships. The city's dense urban core is marked by civic landmarks including the Courthouse, City Hall, and the Fort Hamilton Monument, while a robust network of schools like Roosevelt Jr High Sch and Taft High Sch defines the residential expansion into St. Clair and Fairfield.

Evidence of the region's transport history is found in the path of the Erie Canal and the convergence of the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads. To the north, the smaller settlements of Seven Mile and Williamsdale are framed by a mix of agricultural land and industrial operations, such as numerous Gravel Pits. Large cemetery tracts, including Greenwood Cemetery and Rose Hill Cemetery, provide significant points of interest for genealogical research in Butler County.