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1961 Map of Stockport

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Stockport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Muskingum River meanders through Morgan County, defining the local landscape and historic land divisions. This early 1960s survey documents the critical Congress Lands East of Ohio Company Purchase and Congress Lands North of Ohio Company Purchase boundaries. Along the river banks, the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks follow the water's path past Stockport, while the Big Bottom State Memorial Park marks a site of significant frontier history near Windsor.

Away from the river, the uplands of Penn and Marion townships are dotted with family-named landmarks and essential community centers, including Hopewell Ch and the Friends Burial Ground. The presence of several Oil Wells and a Sand and Gravel Pit near the river indicates the region's mid-century extractive industries. These details, combined with numerous cemeteries such as Bailey Cem and Lightner Cem, provide a rich record for researchers tracing the development of these rural Ohio townships.