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1956 Map of Huntington

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Huntington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The city of Huntington serves as the industrial and educational anchor of this mid-1950s survey, showing a dense network of neighborhoods and civic institutions like College Park and the High School. The landscape is defined by the parallel paths of the Wabash River and the Little Wabash River, accompanied by the historic alignment of the Erie Canal. This era captures the city's reliance on the Wabash RR and Erie RR for transit and commerce, while the outskirts retain a traditional rural character marked by small settlements such as Roanoke and Mahon.

Evidence of local community life is scattered throughout the township lines, from the France Cem to several country churches like Zion Ch and Clear Creek Ch. In the northern sections, drainage projects like North Beck Ditch and Mc Pherren Ditch illustrate the ongoing management of the Indiana till plain for agriculture. Notable recreational and youth sites, including Camp Saukenauk and Clair Lake, provide a view into the mid-century social geography of the county.