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1961 Map of Wooster

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Wooster
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Wooster serves as a dense hub of education and institutional research on this 1960s landscape, anchored by the College of Wooster and the sprawling Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. The city's residential growth is evident near Christmas Run Park and the Wooster Plaza Shopping Center, while its outskirts maintain smaller historic clusters like Madisonburg and the curiously named Devil Town.

Industrial and transit history is marked by the crossing of the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads, which parallel the wetland-rich corridor of Killbuck Creek. Genealogists will find a wealth of burial grounds including the large Wooster Cemetery, Salem Cem, and Branch Cem. The map also captures significant social infrastructure of the era, such as the County Childrens Home and the County Infirmary, providing a detailed look at Wayne County's mid-century civic development.