1948 Map of Owen

About this map

Ohio River frontage in Clark County defines this landscape, surveyed just before the onset of World War II. The riverside terrain is marked by notable leisure and military sites, including the recreational grounds of Rose Island Park and the Rose Island Landing near the mouth of Fourteenmile Creek. This period also sees a portion of the northern uplands designated as the Charlestown Military Reservation. Inland, a network of rural schoolhouses such as Golden Valley Sch and Giltner Sch served the surrounding farming communities. Small settlements like Runyantown, Vesta, and Owen provided local centers of gravity, often anchored by country churches like Salem Ch and Owen Creek Ch. The map captures a detailed drainage system where steep hollows like Rabbit Hollow and Dunbar Hollow cut toward the riverbank, framing the agricultural plateaus above.