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1960 Map of Hartford City West

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Hartford City West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

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The Pennsylvania railroad corridor cuts across this landscape of East Central Indiana, connecting the industrial hub at Hartford City with the academic campus of Taylor University in Upland. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainage engineering, with features like Moore Ditch, Fiddler Ditch, and Forkner Ditch carving through the agricultural fields to manage the low-lying basin of Lick Creek. To the south, the Mississinewa River meanders near the town of Matthews, providing a natural boundary near the intersection of several township lines.

Institutional landmarks provide significant local history value, most notably the Miller Purdue Agricultural Center and the County Infirmary. Small country congregations and family burial grounds are scattered throughout, including Union Ch, Bethel Center Ch, and the Shiloh Cem. The presence of numerous Gravel Pits along the creek beds reflects the local extraction industry that supported the region's road and rail infrastructure.