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1916 Map of Kelleys Island

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Kelleys Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Kelleys Island and the limestone-rich shoreline of Danbury township define this maritime survey of Lake Erie's western basin. The map captures the island's interior settlement during a period of established local infrastructure, notably featuring the Estes School and St Michael School situated near the village center. To the south, the village of Marblehead stands at the tip of the peninsula, separated from the islands by the deep waters of South Passage.

A network of local transit and industry is visible on the mainland, where the Northwestern Electric line runs through Lakeside toward Pt Marblehead. This 1916 survey, which includes the international boundary line between the United States and Canada to the north, provides a detailed view of the island topography from Carpenter Point to the quarry-dotted landscape of the Marblehead peninsula. The inclusion of Johnson Island and Sand Pt near Sandusky Bay illustrates the complex navigational environment of this significant Great Lakes waterway.