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1952 Map of Reelsville

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Reelsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Eel River meanders through this portion of Putnam County, carving a valley that separates the northern agricultural uplands from the varied industrial and institutional landscapes to the south and east. In the early 1950s, the National Road and the Pennsylvania railroad served as the primary east-west arteries, passing through the village of Reelsville and the community at Pleasant Gardens. A significant portion of the eastern territory is occupied by the State Farm, an area characterized by institutional infrastructure including a sewage disposal plant and a Radio Tower.

Local history is preserved in the numerous rural burial grounds and places of worship, such as Boone-Hutcheson Cem and Antioch Ch. The economy of the era is evident in the extractive sites scattered across the township, from a Strip Mine in the southwest to several quarries near the river. Landmarks like Fern Cliff and Indian Ridge provide topographic context to a landscape shaped by both the river and the reach of the New York Central lines near Limedale.