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2019 Map of Ossian

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Ossian
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The town of Ossian anchors the southern boundary of this Allen and Wells County landscape, where rural agricultural patterns meet the expanding southern reach of Fort Wayne. Near the northern edge, the Fort Wayne International Airport occupies a significant footprint, surrounded by a transition from industrial zones like International Blvd to the preserved woodland of Fogwell Forest Trails. Historically, this area is defined by a dense network of water management features, including Eightmile Creek, Thiele Ditch, and Johnson Ditch, which underscore the region's heritage of transforming wetland into productive farmland.

Local history is preserved in sites like Fogwell Cem and Brenton Chapel Cem, while smaller settlements such as Yoder and Nine Mile dot the road network. The landscape is characterized by a mix of established family-named landmarks, such as Moser Lake, and the engineered waterways of Allen Mellot Ditch and Hunter Drain. This survey documents the intersection of legacy farming communities and the infrastructure of a modern regional transportation hub.