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1966 Map of Bloomington

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Bloomington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Indiana University anchors the eastern edge of this mid-century look at Monroe County, documenting the northward and westward expansion of Bloomington. The map reveals a transition from the dense urban core around the Courthouse and Po to suburban developments like Highland Village and West Brook Downs. Critical infrastructure of the 1960s is evident, including the Monroe County Airport in Van Buren township and the extensive network of the Illinois Central RR and L & N Rr which serviced local industries and quarries.

Academic and civic life is traced through numerous schools such as McCalla Sch and Binford Jr High Sch, while local spiritual and community centers like Stewart Tabernacle and Maple Grove Ch appear in the outlying areas. To the north, the Griffy Reservoir and Beanblossom Creek valley define the landscape, showing the city's relationship with its water sources and surrounding timbered hills before later 20th-century development cycles.