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1956 Map of Otisco

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Otisco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Clark Military Grant defines the geometric landscape of this mid-century survey, where diagonal property lines clash with the standard township and range system. This peculiar surveying legacy, a result of Revolutionary War land bounties, creates a jagged patchwork of woodlots and farms centered around the rail villages of Otisco, Marysville, and Nabb. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor serves as the primary spine of the region, linking these small clusters of settlement.

Rural life is anchored by numerous country congregations and schools, such as Mt Moriah Ch near the Clegg Sch and Hebron Ch to the north. The terrain is deeply dissected by drainage systems like Fourteenmile Creek and Silver Creek, which carve through the plateau. Of particular interest to aviation history is the Nabb Radio Range Sta, a critical piece of mid-century navigational infrastructure located just south of the Scott County line.