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1961 Map of Wakefield

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Wakefield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

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The Scioto River valley serves as a primary corridor for development and transit in this 1961 survey, where the Norfolk and Western railway parallels the eastern riverbank. At the northern edge, a high-security industrial presence is marked by the U S Reservation Atomic Energy Commission, a significant Cold War-era footprint. This industrial zone contrasts with the agrarian and residential character of river towns like Wakefield and Lucasville.

In the western uplands, the landscape is defined by the dense forest cover of the Brush Creek State Forest and Shawnee State Forest, punctuated by family-named landmarks and local religious centers such as Mt Zion Ch and Howard Ch. Genealogists will find a wealth of burial sites throughout the hills, including Miller Cem and Rhymby Cem, which document the generations of families settled along the hollows and ridges of Pike and Scioto counties.