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1956 Map of Indian Springs

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Indian Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Crane Naval Ammunition Depot dominates the northern and central landscape of this mid-century Indiana survey, illustrating the significant military footprint in Martin County. This federal installation is etched across a terrain defined by deep hollows and ridges like Gobbler Knob, while the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad cuts through the depot grounds, connecting the naval facility to the broader industrial network.

South of the Naval Ammunition Depot Reservation Boundary, the map preserves a dense concentration of family and community history. Numerous burial grounds, such as Salem Cem, Waggoner Cem, and Little Hickory Ridge Cem, are scattered throughout the hills. The presence of the Indian Treaty Boundary cutting diagonally across the land provides a window into the state's early 19th-century land divisions, while settlements like Indian Springs and Trinity Springs mark the local mineral water geography of the region.