1917 Map of Uniontown

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The Ohio River forms the central character of this riverine landscape, weaving between Indiana and Kentucky where it takes on a complex, shifting geography. The 1914 survey captures a moment when ferry transport and river navigation remained vital to the local economy, evidenced by the Mt Vernon Ferry School and the distinct separation of Slim Island and Diamond Island from the mainland. On the Kentucky shore, the town of Uniontown serves as a hub for the Illinois Central Morganfield Road, while the Indiana side is anchored by the larger settlement of Mount Vernon. The interior is dotted with numerous one-room schoolhouses and rural churches, such as Burbanks Chapel School and Cronback School, illustrating a dispersed agrarian society connected by a web of local roads and sloughs like Fishtrap Slough and Lake Drain.