1907 Map of Logan

About this map

The Hocking River valley serves as the industrial and transportation anchor for this early twentieth-century landscape, dominated by the bustling rail hub of Logan. As the county seat, Logan is depicted with its dense urban grid, flanked by essential social institutions like the County Infirmary and the Childrens Home. To the northeast, the presence of Bessie Furnace and Bairds Furnace highlights the region's significant role in Ohio's iron and coal production, while a dense network of country schools such as Pigeonroost School and Sugar Hill School illustrates the distribution of rural townships like Rush Creek and Monday Creek. Significant infrastructure includes the Pennsylvania System and the Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley RR, which connected agricultural towns like Bremen and Junction City to wider markets. Traces of early transport history are visible in the Canal remnant along the river and the defined Ohio Company Purchase North Boundary.