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1974 Map of La Porte East

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of La Porte East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The city of La Porte serves as a dense hub of industrial and civic life, where the Norfolk and Western and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads intersect near the city center. A chain of glacial lakes—Pine Lake, Stone Lake, Lily Lake, and Clear Lake—borders the urban area to the northwest, providing a sharp contrast between the structured city grid and the water-defined landscape. Local life is documented through numerous institutions, including St Josephs Church and several community schools like Keesling Jr High School and Maple School.

South of the city, the landscape transitions into the agricultural reaches of Pleasant and Scipio townships. Significant industrial and environmental footprints are visible at the Kingsbury State Fish and Wildlife Area, where an orderly network of roads and structures suggests the area's specialized use. The map also traces the historic Indian Treaty Boundary Road, which cuts diagonally across the township lines toward the Little Kankakee River.