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1950 Map of Lafayette

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Lafayette
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

The Wabash River divides the academic and residential landscapes of mid-century Tippecanoe County, where Purdue University anchor the heights of West Lafayette. This 1950 revision illustrates the expanding footprint of the university, featuring the Stadium and the Purdue Airport south of the main campus. Across the river, the city of Lafayette is shown in detail, from the rail corridors of the New York Central to the dense neighborhood streets like Kossuth St and Underwood St.

Local history is preserved in the periphery through landmarks such as the Ouiatenon Blockhouse on the riverbank and the Wabash Sanitarium tucked near Happy Hollow. The map also captures several rural nodes like Klondike and Elston, along with a high concentration of institutional sites including the Cary Home For Children, the State Soldiers Home Cem, and the County Home. The presence of an Abandoned Canal trace near the river serves as a reminder of the area's earlier transportation era.