1963 Map of Peninsula

About this map

The Cuyahoga River carves a deep, winding valley through this landscape, flanked by the historic Ohio and Erie Canal and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The rugged terrain of the Boston Ledges and Ritchie Ledges provides a stark contrast to the growing residential footprints of Cuyahoga Falls and Fairlawn in the south. The 1963 survey captures a transition in land use, where established rural communities like Peninsula and Everett are increasingly surrounded by conservation areas like Sand Run Metropolitan Park and Virginia Kendall Park. Genealogists will find several burial grounds mapped, including Chestnut Memorial Cemetery and the Ira Cem, while local historians can trace the industrial corridor near the Akron Sewage Disposal and various gravel pits that once supported regional development.