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1902 Map of Indiana

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Indiana
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Indiana serves as the central hub of this turn-of-the-century landscape, appearing as a developed grid at the intersection of several critical transport routes. The industrial character of the region is defined by the Pennsylvania R R and the Indiana Branch, which snake through the valleys to serve outlying communities like Graceton and Homer. These rail lines follow the natural contours of the land, carved out by Two Lick Creek and its many tributaries.

Beyond the urban center, the terrain is a dense network of ridges and hollows, where small settlements such as Chambersville and Mechanicsburg are tucked away near water sources like Crooked Creek. High points such as Evans Hill and Moose Hill overlook a countryside divided into historic townships including White, Center, and Brush Valley. The map records a moment when rural life and early industrial expansion were deeply integrated into the complex drainage patterns of the Allegheny Plateau.