1913 Map of Richwood

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Richwood and its surrounding townships in Union County reveal a landscape of intensive 19th-century educational and transportation development before the onset of modern rural consolidation. This survey, conducted by R.M. Herrington and C.W.Goodlove, captures a dense network of one-room schoolhouses, including uniquely named sites like Deadwood School and Fountain Grove School. The northern section is bisected by the historic Treaty Line, while the rail economy is visible through the corridor of the Erie Railroad and the Toledo and O C St Marys Branch. In the southeast, the village of Magnetic Springs stands near the banks of Blues Creek, indicating the area's geological and community focal points. From the County Infirmary to the numerous family-named crossings like Byhalia and Pharisburg, the map provides a look at the social infrastructure of early 20th-century Ohio agricultural life.