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1958 Map of La Porte East

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of La Porte East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The sprawling industrial complex of the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant dominates the southern landscape of this 1950s survey, illustrating the significant military-industrial footprint in LaPorte County. To the north, the city of La Porte is depicted in detail, surrounded by a series of glacial basins including Pine Lake, Stone Lake, and Clear Lake. This period of mapping shows the community's established infrastructure, from the La Porte Municipal Airport to numerous parochial and public schools like St Josephs Sch and Maple Sch.

The map reveals a dense network of major railroads, including the Grand Trunk Western, Wabash, and New York Central, which converge near the ordnance plant and the city center. These rail lines, alongside the Indian Treaty Boundary, provide essential landmarks for genealogists and local historians tracing the development of settlements like Kingsbury and Salem Heights. Numerous rural burying grounds, such as Patton Cemetery and Norton Cem, are precisely located across the townships.