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1903 Map of Marion

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Marion
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

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The railroad hub of Marion dominates the central portion of this 1903 survey, showing an intricate web of rail lines radiating in every direction. As a critical junction in north-central Ohio, the city is bisected by major corridors including the Hocking Valley, Sandusky and Columbus System Pennsylvania, and the St Louis and Chicago. These lines connect the urban center to outlying agrarian settlements like Greencamp and Morral, while an Electric RR provides early 20th-century interurban transit through the Little Scioto River valley.

Industrial activity is evidenced by a Quarry near Owen and another north of the city center. The landscape is defined by its waterways, from the Scioto River winding through the southwest to the headwaters of the Olentangy River in the east. Beyond the city grid, the survey details the rural character of townships like Grand Prairie and Claridon, marking isolated points of interest such as the Cemetery south of the city and the small community of Kirkpatrick.