1907 Map of Lancaster

About this map

Lancaster serves as the focal point of this Fairfield County survey, where the Hocking River meets a complex network of early 20th-century transportation. The map reveals the transition from canal-era infrastructure to the dominance of the Pennsylvania System and the Columbus Valley Electric lines. A significant landmark is the sprawling State Industrial School located south of the city, while the southern reaches of the quadrangle transition into the distinctively carved valleys of the Hocking and Berne townships. Evidence of the region's earlier commercial history remains visible in the trace of the Abandoned Hocking Canal, which parallels the river. Throughout the surrounding countryside, a dense network of one-room schoolhouses like Tarkiln School and Blue Valley School, alongside rural congregational centers such as Union Church and Hopewell Church, provides a clear view of the established social fabric of the era.