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2013 Map of LaPorte East

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of LaPorte East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

LaPorte serves as the focal point of this Northwest Indiana survey, showing the city's residential and industrial footprint as it appeared in the early 21st century. The map highlights the prominent cluster of lakes defining the northern landscape, including Pine Lake, Stone Lake, and Clear Lake. This hydrological network is complemented by the Little Kankakee River and various man-made drainage systems like Travis Ditch and Breckenridge Ditch, which underscore the region's agricultural management.

South of the city center, the La Porte Municipal Airport and the settlement of Kingsbury mark important transportation and local nodes. The survey details the suburban expansion at Monroe Manor and the industrial infrastructure served by the CSX railroad. For those tracing local development, the map preserves the exact street layouts and rural road names such as Cemetery Rd and Division Rd before further modern expansion altered the periphery of the county seat.