1953 Map of Danville

About this map

Danville and the Vermilion River valley anchor this mid-century portrait of the Illinois-Indiana borderlands. This 1:250,000 scale survey, revised in the early 1970s, documents a landscape where agricultural commerce and heavy rail intersect. Large water bodies like Lake Shafer and Lake Freeman on the Tippecanoe River reflect the region's managed waterways, while Kickapoo State Park and Lake Vermilion provide recreational contrast to the industrial corridors surrounding the larger towns.