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1969 Map of Lorain

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Lorain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The industrial and maritime activity of Lorain dominates this late-1960s survey, where the Black River meets Lake Erie. The landscape is a dense network of transport and industry, featuring a complex Turning Basin for lake freighters and extensive rail yards operated by the Norfolk and Western and Baltimore and Ohio railroads. The map records the expansion of the urban footprint through South Lorain and Amherst, as well as the path of the newly established Ohio Turnpike cutting across the southern portion of the quadrangle.

Neighborhood life is deeply detailed through its religious and educational infrastructure, including numerous parish institutions like St Anthonys Sch and St Marys Sch. Several significant burial grounds, such as Elmwood Cemetery and Calvary Park (Cemetery), provide valuable touchpoints for genealogists. Along the lakeshore, the Naval Reserve Training Center and the Lighthouse stand as reminders of the city's strategic Great Lakes position during the mid-century era.