1961 Map of Marion West

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Marion anchors this industrial and transit corridor in the early 1960s, showing a dense city center defined by the Courthouse and City Hall. The landscape is a study in 20th-century transportation, where the Erie Lackawanna and Penn Central rail lines intersect the city's western edge, serving numerous Quarries and manufacturing sites. Beyond the urban grid, the Little Scioto River and Scioto River wind through the township of Green Camp, where the Green Camp Cem and Sullivan Cem provide essential data points for local genealogy. The transition from industrial hub to agricultural prairie is marked by the Virginia Military District Boundary, a historical surveying line that cuts across the southern portion of the sheet. Education and community life are well-documented through a network of neighborhood institutions like Taft Jr High Sch and the expansive County Fairground north of the central business district.