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1908 Map of Linesville

Name: 1908 Topographic Map of Linesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1908
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1908

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Conneaut Lake serves as a central landmark in this 1908 Crawford County survey, revealing a landscape defined by its wetland networks and early rail infrastructure. The lake is notable for its marked Steamboat Route and the lakeside development at Exposition Park, signaling its role as a regional destination. To the west, the extensive Pymatuning Swamp dominates the terrain before its mid-century transformation, with the Shenango River threading through the lowlands.

Railroads including the Bessemer and Lake Erie and the Pennsylvania System connect industrial and agricultural hubs like Linesville, Hartstown, and Espyville Station. A dense network of rural one-room schoolhouses, such as Brush College School and Raceground School, along with landmarks like Frey Church, illustrate the distribution of early 20th-century family settlements across townships like Summerhill and Fallowfield.