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Berea : Middleburg Twp.

Authors :
Lake, D. J.
Worley & Bracher
Bourquin, F. (Frederick), 1808-
Publication Year :
1874
Publisher :
Titus, Simmons & Titus, Philadelphia, 1874.

Abstract

Map of Berea, Ohio. Shows railways, roads, property ownership, cemetery, and drainage. Map includes a scale statement in rods. With: Berea business directory. Hand colored engraving. Map is 37 x 66 cm, on double sheet 41 x 69 cm.<br />Atlas of Cuyahoga County Ohio, by D.J. Lake; published by Titus, Simmons and Titus in Philadelphia, 1874. Tall folio, bound in original Morocco-backed boards. Includes a title page and table of contents. Atlas comprised of 55 maps (plus 24 ancillary maps throughout) and 129 individual views on 100 plates. The first half of the atlas represents the city of Cleveland, showing its various wards and the homes of prosperous residents. The second half presents towns and villages surrounding Cleveland. Maps show railways, roads, property ownership, drainage and shorelines, while the views provide pictorial details such as the landscape, architecture, horse-drawn carriages, trolleys, and people. Hand-colored maps engraved by Worley and Bracher, with views lithographed by H.J. Toudy. Many of the townships represented in the volume have since been absorbed into current-day Cleveland, making this a historical document of the previous township boundaries in the area. For further detail, see the following resources: Defunct townships of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defunct_townships_of_Cuyahoga_County,_Ohio Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. https://case.edu/ech/ General History. The Lakewood Historical Society. https://www.lakewoodhistory.org/research/library-local-history-files/general-history Township Histories. Cuyahoga County, Ohio Web Site. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyah3/townships.html<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defunct_townships_of_Cuyahoga_County,_Ohio

Subjects

Subjects :
Berea (Ohio)

Details

Database :
LUNA Commons
Publication Type :
Map
Accession number :
edsluc.RUMSEY.8.1.359200.90126057
Document Type :
County Atlas<br />Atlas Map