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1962 Map of Enos

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Enos
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Beaver Lake Prairie Chicken Refuge anchors the center of this Newton County landscape, a region defined by an extensive network of drainage infrastructure designed to reclaim agricultural land from the historic marshes. The map reveals the strictly gridded development of McClellan and Colfax townships, where numbered thoroughfares like 400 North Road and 800 North Road segment the terrain. This drainage system is meticulously documented, from Best Ditch in the northwest to the winding Beaver Creek and Bergren Ditch in the south.

Small settlements like Enos and Conrad sit along the Conrail rail line, which runs north-south through the center of the sheet. The proximity to the Illinois State Line on the western edge and the inclusion of the Willow Slough State Fish and Wildlife Area illustrate the area's mix of managed natural spaces and industrial agriculture. Notable landmarks such as Bogus Island and Mud Lake hint at the original wetland character of the Indiana prairie before the implementation of the canal and ditch systems.