1967 Map of Fishers

About this map

The White River valley in the late 1960s serves as the central corridor for this topographic study of northern Marion and southern Hamilton Counties. Growth patterns are evident as suburban developments like Mayflower Meadows, Devonshire, and Holaday Hills and Dales begin to surround established crossroads such as Castleton and Allisonville. The northern portion of the sheet remains primarily agricultural and institutional, anchored by the Lynnwood Farm and the Conner Prairie Museum near the banks of the river. The Norfolk and Western railroad corridor dictates the placement of Fishers and New Britton, while numerous smaller waterways like Mud Creek and Cheeney Creek bisect the landscape. Large-scale land use is represented by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport and the northern edge of the Fort Benjamin Harrison Mil Res, showing the region as it transitioned from rural farmstead to a key part of the metropolitan sprawl.