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1958 Map of Fritchton

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Fritchton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The rail corridors of the Baltimore and Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Chicago and Eastern Illinois converge east of Vincennes, shaping the agricultural landscape of Knox County. This mid-century survey illustrates a community deeply rooted in its local institutions, from the St Vincents Orphanage and County Farm to a network of rural sanctuaries like Upper Indiana Ch and Welton Chapel.

Industry and recreation appear in the periphery, marked by an inactive mine with its remaining tailings in the north and a Drive-in Theater along the main road near Louisville. The drainage of the land is meticulously documented via the Deshee River and the Kessinger Ditch, while the namesake settlement of Fritchton sits at a crossroads, serving as a central point for the surrounding townships of Palmyra and Washington.