1960 Map of Fort Recovery

About this map

The historical Fort Site stands at the heart of this borderland survey, marking the site of the village of Fort Recovery where the New York Chicago and St Louis Railroad intersects the village center. This 1960 era landscape is defined by the Indiana Ohio state line, which splits the map between Jay and Mercer counties. The land is heavily divided by the Old Indian Treaty Road and the Treaty Line, reflecting the early frontier history of the Old Northwest. Numerous burial sites including Old Pioneer Cem, Spring Hill Cem, and Green Mound Cem are documented alongside the Wabash River and its many tributaries like Stony Creek and Limberlost Creek. Small settlements like Bellefountain and Salamonia dot the agricultural grid, while several Oil Wells indicate the local extraction economy during the mid-century.