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1934 Map of Reno Beach

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Reno Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1934
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1934

About this map

Maumee Bay and the marshy shoreline of Lake Erie dominate this 1934 survey of the Jerusalem township area. The landscape is a complex network of wetlands and drainage projects, featuring dozens of named water bodies like Widgeon Pond, Potters Pond, and Secor Bay. The map highlights a burgeoning coastal recreation culture at the tip of Cedar Point, where the Cedar Point Club stands near the entrance to the Ship Channel.

Further inland, the transition from marsh to agricultural land is marked by an extensive system of ditches and canals, including the Ward Canal and Williams Ditch. Local civic life is well-documented through numerous rural institutions such as St Lukes Ch, the Aimesville Sch, and the Cement Block Sch. The settlement of Bono sits at the southern edge, while the lakefront communities of Reno Beach and Lakeland show early residential platting along the water's edge.