1961 Map of Newark

About this map

The confluence of the North Fork Licking River and South Fork Licking River anchors the industrial and cultural heart of Newark in the early 1960s. This survey highlights the region's ancient history through the preservation of the Octagon State Memorial and Moundbuilders State Memorial, complex earthworks that stand in sharp contrast to the surrounding mid-century urban expansion. The landscape is a hub of heavy industry and transit, defined by an Oil Refinery near Heath, the Newark Municipal Airport, and the presence of the Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania and Ohio railroads. Settlement patterns reveal a dense network of local schools like McGuffey Sch and religious institutions such as the Welsh Hills Ch and St Francis de Sales Sch, reflecting the community's established social infrastructure as the city grew into its industrial role.