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1960 Map of St. Marys

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of St. Marys
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

St Marys serves as the focal point of this survey, where the St Marys River meets the industrial and recreational footprint of West Central Ohio. The landscape is defined by the massive reach of Grand Lake - St Marys, bordered by the Grand Lake St Marys State Park and the specialized St Marys Fish Farm. A notable historical layer is preserved in the Miami and Erie Canal (Abandoned), which traces a path south of town, reflecting an earlier era of waterborne commerce.

Agricultural and rural community life is visible through a dense network of country schools and churches, including the Bunker Hill Sch and the twin congregations of West Oldtown Ch and East Oldtown Ch. The area around Neptune and Villa Nova shows the transition from open farmland to early suburban development, while scattered Oil Wells and a Drive-in Theater highlight the mid-century economic and social character of Auglaize and Mercer Counties.