1900 Map of Maumee Bay

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Maumee Bay and the shoreline of Lake Erie dominate this turn-of-the-century landscape, where a dense network of steam and electric railways connects emerging industrial outposts with established rural villages. The area east of the Maumee River is marked by early extraction and manufacturing, including clusters of Oil Wells and Coke Ovens near Curtice. The transport infrastructure is remarkably complex for the era, featuring the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway and specialized lines like the Toledo Woodville and Genoa Electric Power Railway. From the marshy reaches of Ward Canal to the settled streets of Genoa, the map documents a region in transition, balancing coastal commerce with interior development in townships like Oregon and Jerusalem. Small settlements and post offices such as Shepardsville Bono P.O. and Millbury provide critical location data for genealogists tracing family roots in this corner of Northwest Ohio.