1908 Map of Napoleon

About this map

The Maumee River serves as the central artery for this Northwest Ohio landscape, defining the development of Napoleon and several riverside hamlets. During this early twentieth-century era, the Miami and Erie Canal still parallels the river's northern bank, representing an older era of transport that was rapidly being overtaken by a dense network of steel rails. Five distinct rail lines, including the Wabash RR and the Detroit Toledo and Ironton RR, intersect the terrain, creating bustling junctions at small settlements like Malinta and Holgate.