Old Maps of Morgan Park, Chesterton

1. 1934 Map of Porter

   

   1934 Porter

   1934 Print · USGS

   The Indiana shoreline of the mid-1930s is mapped here in detail, from the sands of Indiana Dunes State Park to the rail hubs of Chesterton. Trace local family history through sites like the Seven Dolors Shrine, Liberty Center Sch, and the Mc Cool Emergency Landing Field.

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4. 1940 Map of Porter

   

   1940 Porter

   1940 Print · USGS

   Porter County's industrial and shoreline heritage is captured here in the years before World War II. Researchers can locate early lakefront settlements like Baillytown or trace the routes of the Wabash and Pere Marquette railroads past Tratebas Mill.

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7. 1953 Map of Chesterton, 1955 Print

   

   1953 Chesterton

   1955 Print · USGS

   Porter County's industrial and recreational landscape is captured here in the mid-fifties, centered on the busy rail junctions of Chesterton and Porter. Researchers can trace historic family burial sites at Gossett Cemetery and follow the old milling operations at Tratabas Mill.

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10. 1953 Map of Chicago, 1964 Print

    

    1953 Chicago

    1964 Print · USGS

    The southern Lake Michigan shoreline was rapidly modernizing in the mid-fifties, balancing heavy industry with its famous academic centers. Researchers can trace the footprints of Notre Dame University or locate vanished sites like the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant and Meigs Field.

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13. 1957 Map of Chicago

    

    1957 Chicago

    1957 Print · USGS

    The industrial heartland and southern Great Lakes shoreline are captured here during the peak of mid-century growth. Researchers can trace the massive Gary Steel Works, the grounds of the University of Notre Dame, and the early paths of the Tri-State Tollway.

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16. 1962 Map of Chesterton, 1964 Print

    

    1962 Chesterton

    1964 Print · USGS

    Northwestern Indiana in the early sixties was a landscape of expanding suburbs and historic rail corridors. Genealogists and local historians can trace family sites at Chesterton Cemetery, Augsburg Ch, and rural outposts like Tratebas Mill or Crocker.

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19. 1980 Map of Chicago

    

    1980 Chicago

    1980 Print · USGS

    The Chicago metropolitan area and the industrial shores of Northwest Indiana are captured here at the start of the 1980s. Genealogists and local historians can trace the vast urban landscape through landmarks like Loyola University, St Casimir Cemetery, and the busy docks of Calumet Harbor.

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22. 1991 Map of Chesterton, 1992 Print

    

    1991 Chesterton

    1992 Print · USGS

    In the early nineties, the lakefront communities of Northwest Indiana were defined by their proximity to the dunes and heavy rail lines. Genealogists and historians can trace family sites at Augsburg Cem & Ch, the Old Indian Treaty Boundary, and the historic settlement of Crocker.

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25. 2022 Map of Chesterton, 2022 Print

    

    2022 Chesterton

    2022 Print · USGS

    Porter County's dunelands and glacial lake district are captured in this recent survey of the Chesterton and Valparaiso corridor. Researchers can pinpoint long-standing landmarks like Tratebas Mill, Saint Patricks Cem, and the small settlement of Suman.

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