The Maumee & Western Reserve Road: Its History and a Survey of its Milestones
Click on image above for an enlarged view of the book's cover About the author	Features... Medium 6” x 9” format 54 pages on acid-free 80# hi-gloss paper Perfect binding Color photographs ISBN 978-1-60458-334-2	Learn about... The Native American Indian Trail Traveling through the Black Swamp Location of the ends of the M&WRR Construction of the "Mud Pike" Buckeye Trencher machines Milestone concrete reproductions Today's spacing of the milestones

The Maumee & Western Reserve Road  

is a fully-researched, fully-documented story of the road's long history

and a record of the condition of its milestones in the year 2008.

Content includes:   

• History of the Black Swamp 

• How the Black Swamp was drained

• Photographs of all existing 1842 milestones and replacement milestones as of 2008

• Description of the condition of all milestones

• Summary of Thaddeus Hurd's 1964 / 1966 milestone survey

• Observations pertaining to the location and condition of each milestone

Sample pages: 

• Table of Contents

• Appearance of the Black Swamp

• Map of the Black  Swamp

• Typical 1842 Milestone

• Milestone Dimensional Sketch

• Two Milestones

Book Pricing:

• $5.00 at local fairs and events or picked up at Gary's home in Perrysburg, Ohio.

• $10.00 mail order (includes bubblewrap shipping envelope and USPS "media rate" postage). 

Ordering:

• Contact Gary at engineer9@aol.com to arrange a free personal delivery in the Perrysburg/Maumee/Toledo area.

       OR

• Please remit your order with payment (cash, check) to:

            Gary L. Franks

            29479 Belmont Lake Road

            Perrysburg, OH 43551

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