
Vincennes serves as the western anchor for this wartime survey of Knox County, which details a landscape defined by agricultural townships and a busy regional rail network. The area around Fritchton and Verne is crisscrossed by several major rail lines, including the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio, reflecting the importance of transportation in this pocket of southwestern Indiana. Notable social infrastructure is clustered near the city limits, including the St Vincent Orphanage, Hillcrest Hospital, and the County Farm.
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2 editions found
1915 · Vincennes
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1917 · Birds
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Fritchton
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1942 · Birds
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Oaktown
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1943 · Bicknell
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1944 · Monroe City
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1944 · Wheatland
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1944 · Iona
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1944 · Vincennes
USGS Topo · 1:62,500