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1960 Map of Elwood

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

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Elwood and its surroundings across the Tipton and Madison County line are captured in high detail just as the local infrastructure was modernizing. The urban center is a dense network of residential streets and civic landmarks, including Mercy Hospital, the Armory, and multiple parochial and public institutions such as St Josephs Church and Edgewood School. The surrounding township of Boone maintains its agricultural character, defined by an intricate system of drainage canals like Duck Creek, Savage Ditch, and Todd DITCH.

Transport and industry are centered on the New York Chicago and St Louis railroad and the Pennsylvania line, which served the various Storage Bins and local industries of the era. Rare historical markers such as the Treaty Boundary line cutting through the north-central section of the map provide a look at earlier land divisions. Outlying hamlets like Leisure, Dundee, and College Corner remain distinct, each anchored by local landmarks like the Waymire Cemetery or Union Valley Church.