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1969 Map of Sandusky

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Sandusky
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

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Sandusky and its bustling Lake Erie waterfront are the centerpiece of this 1969 survey, detailing a period of significant urban density and technological expansion. The downtown grid is dense with civic infrastructure, from the Good Samaritan Hospital and Providence Hospital to numerous parish centers like Holy Angels Ch and St Marys Ch. Extending northward, the Cedar Point Causeway Toll Road links the mainland to the iconic Amusement Park and its surrounding beaches.

South of the city core, the landscape transitions into industrial and governmental tracts. A massive footprint is occupied by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research Center, complete with its own dedicated NASA Sewage Disposal and Patrol Road. Rail transport remains a vital artery for the region, with the Penn Central, Baltimore and Ohio, and Norfolk and Western lines converging near the Turning Basin. Scattered rural settlements like Bogart and specialized sites such as Zoellner Airfield provide a look at the outlying Erie County countryside.