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1973 Map of Manchester

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Manchester
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Manchester serves as the focal point of this Delaware County survey, situated at the bend of the Maquoketa River. The town's layout in the mid-1970s shows a concentration of civic life around the Courthouse, City Hall, and several schools including West Delaware High School and Lincoln School. To the north, the town expands toward Oakland Cemetery and the local Fairground.

The landscape south of town follows the river's winding path toward the reservoir waters of Hartwick Lake, passing through several recreational and industrial zones. The Illinois Central Gulf railroad cuts a diagonal path through the terrain, passing near the Manchester Municipal Airport. Several rural burial grounds, such as Baileys Ford Cemetery and Hamblin Cemetery, are preserved in the outlying townships of Milo and Delaware, offering valuable geographic markers for local historians.