1944 Map of Troy
USGS Topo · Published 1944About this map
The Miami River corridor dominates this wartime survey, showing the industrial and agricultural heart of Miami and Shelby counties during the mid-1940s. The major manufacturing centers of Piqua and Troy are detailed alongside the remnant infrastructure of the Miami and Erie Canal, which parallels the river. A dense network of rural one-room schoolhouses, such as Sheepskin Sch, Frogpond Sch, and Alibi Sch, reveals the persisting decentralized education system of the early 20th century before district consolidation took hold. Notable institutional landmarks like the County Infirmary and the Childrens Home are situated on the periphery of the county seat. The landscape is defined by the rail lines of the Baltimore and Ohio and New York Central, which fueled the growth of smaller grain-handling hamlets like Fletcher and Conover.
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