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1959 Map of Middletown

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Middletown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Miami River corridor defines this mid-century landscape, separating the industrial core of Middletown from the rural expanse of Madison and Wayne townships. Just before the interstate era transformed the valley, this survey documents the dense residential expansion of Oakland and South Highlands alongside the older grid of Germantown. The river valley is a hub of transportation and logistics, where the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads converge near the Municipal Airport (Hook Field).

Away from the urban center, the map reveals a topography of small church-led communities like Union Chapel and Pleasant Ridge Ch. Local history is preserved in the detailed placement of the Elk Creek Cem and Woodside Cemetery, as well as several smaller family burial plots. A notable landmark, the Indian Mound near Miltonville, indicates the ancient human presence in the valley long before the development of the Armco Park and the modern golf courses.