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1958 Map of Bremen

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Bremen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Bremen serves as the focal point of this northern Indiana landscape, where the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor intersects with the historic Grand Army of the Republic Highway. The town's layout in the late 1950s is shown in detail, including the Bremen Township Sch and the Bremen Cemetery on its eastern edge. Outside the town limits, the terrain is defined by an extensive network of drainage infrastructure, such as the Kline-Rouch Ditch and Bunch Ditch (West Branch), which support the agricultural productivity of the surrounding German and North townships.

Water and history intersect at Lake of the Woods, while the Yellow River meanders through the eastern countryside past Riverside Ch. Rural life is further mapped through landmarks like the Indiana Chapel at the junction of Tyler Road and North Juniper Road, the Ewald Cem, and a lone Gas Well in the southwest. This record provides a clear view of the transition between the developed core of Bremen and its reliant rural hinterlands.