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1960 Map of Brazil West

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Brazil West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Industrial strip mining and a complex network of rail lines define this Indiana landscape at the dawn of the 1960s. The city of Brazil anchors the southeastern corner, serving as a hub where the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads converge. Numerous Strip Mines are cut into the terrain, particularly around Coal Bluff and Fontanet, revealing the intensive coal extraction of the era. This activity is interwoven with rural family life, evidenced by a dense distribution of country churches and schools such as Sharon Ch and Bee Ridge Sch.

Water features like Izaak Walton Lake and Morey Lake appear alongside the meandering Otter Creek, while smaller settlements like Ehrmandale and St Marys dot the intersections of township roads. The map captures the transition of the National Road corridor as it passes through Cloverland, illustrating the enduring importance of this historic thoroughfare to the local economy and movement across the state line.