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1960 Map of Ottawa

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Ottawa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Blanchard River meanders through this Putnam County landscape, defining the character of Ottawa and its surrounding townships. The town of Glandorf sits at the confluence where Cranberry Creek meets the river, while the Old Indian Treaty Boundary slices diagonally across the terrain, a silent witness to the area's early 19th-century history. Transportation corridors are central to this mid-century view, with the Baltimore and Ohio and Detroit Toledo and Ironton railroads converging in the heart of the county seat.

Industrial activity is evident at the Claypit sites along the riverbanks, likely supporting local brick or tile works. Community life is anchored by landmarks like the SS Peter and Paul Cem, the New Cleveland Sch, and the Kildare Country Club. These features, combined with the detailed depiction of the Miller City Cutoff and local drainage runs like Pike Run, provide a clear picture of an Ohio agricultural and rail hub undergoing modernization during the 1970s photorevision process.