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1962 Map of Buffalo

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Buffalo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Tippecanoe River meanders through the heart of this Indiana landscape, defining the character of the borderlands between Pulaski and White Counties. In the early 1960s, the area was a patchwork of agricultural townships including Jefferson, Monroe, Beaver, and Liberty. Small rural hubs like Buffalo, Pulaski, and Headlee served as local centers of gravity, connected by a network of drainage infrastructure like the Wallace Stout Ditch and Ackerman Ditch, which converted the natural marshlands into productive farmland.

Local life is anchored by country parishes and family landmarks, including Pauls Chapel, St Josephs Ch, and the Hoover Cem. To the south, Camp Buffalo sits along the river's edge, highlighting the area's role as a site for recreation and scouting. The map captures a moment of established rural stability, where the economy was tightly bound to the fertile soils and the seasonal rhythms of the river and its many tributaries like Indian Creek.