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1960 Map of Lagrange

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Lagrange
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The East Branch Black River winds through the rural heart of the Connecticut Western Reserve in this early 1960s study of southern Lorain County and northern Medina County. This landscape reveals a complex network of resource extraction and transit, where numerous Oil Wells and the Preston Oil Field are interspersed among agricultural tracts. The infrastructure of the era is clearly defined by several major rail lines, including the New York Central and Baltimore and Ohio, which supported small community hubs like Lagrange and Belden.

Local history is preserved through the locations of the Penfield Ch and family burying grounds such as Knowles Cem and Aldrich Cem. The transition toward mid-century aviation is also visible at the Meadow Aire Farm Airport. The map highlights how early land lines from the private subdivision of the Connecticut Western Reserve continued to dictate the straight-edged road grid, seen in routes like Central Road and Street Road.