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1961 Map of Piqua West

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Piqua West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Piqua serves as the industrial and cultural anchor of this western Ohio landscape, where the Great Miami River and the historic Miami and Erie Canal converge. In the early 1960s, the western edge of the city showed significant development, including Landing Park, Echo Hill Golf Course, and the Piqua Airport. Further west, the terrain is defined by a systematic drainage network including McMaken Ditch and Rudy Ditch, facilitating agricultural land use around smaller settlements like Houston and Covington.

Transport routes such as the Penn Central railroad and several county roads connect the rural townships of Loramie, Washington, and Newberry. This survey captures a mix of civic and religious infrastructure, from the Union Ch (Cem) and St Teresas Ch to numerous burying grounds like Miami Memorial Cemetery and Forest Hill Cemetery. Evidence of local industry appears in several Sand and Gravel Pits, while public recreation is represented by the Lockington Reserve.