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1962 Map of Enos

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Enos
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The small settlement of Enos and the nearby siding at Conrad serve as the primary hubs along the New York Central Railroad corridor in this section of Newton County. The landscape is defined by an extensive drainage network, where features like Lawler Ditch and Bogus Island Ditch crisscross the flat terrain of McClellan, Lincoln, and Colfax townships. This engineering legacy reflects the historic transformation of Northwest Indiana's marshlands into productive agricultural and managed natural areas.

Conservation efforts are prominent here, with the Beaver Lake Prairie Chicken Refuge protecting a specific ecological niche alongside the western edge of the Willow Slough State Game Preserve. The inclusion of Bogus Island provides a topographic reminder of the area's former hydrology before the massive ditching projects of the late 19th and early 20th centuries altered the flow of Beaver Creek Ditch and its tributaries.