1962 Map of Wills Creek

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Wills Creek Reservoir dominates the landscape of this early 1960s survey, representing the massive water management efforts of the Muskingum Conservancy District Watershed. The Wills Creek Dam regulates the flow of Wills Creek just south of the small village of Wills Creek. Heavy extraction industry is a defining characteristic of the era, visible in the extensive Strip Mine operations and gravel pits that carve into the hills of Franklin and Linton townships. Cultural history is preserved through numerous family and congregational sites like Our Lady of Lourdes Ch Cem and St Pauls Ch. The presence of the Pennsylvania and New York railroads, along with an industrial Conveyor, highlights the intersection of transportation and the local mining economy during this period of development in the United States Military District.