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2019 Map of LaPorte East

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of LaPorte East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

LaPorte serves as the focal point of this Indiana landscape, where the urban grid meets the natural basins of Clear Lake and Lily Lake. The map reveals a transition from the dense residential streets of the city to the industrial and agricultural expanses to the south and east. Of particular interest to local historians are the established burial grounds, including Patton Cem and Saint Josephs Cem, which anchor the community's heritage.

The southern portion of the quadrangle is defined by the village of Kingsbury and the technical footprint of the La Porte Municipal Airport. A network of water management features, such as Porter Ditch, Travis Ditch, and Breckenridge Ditch, underscores the region's historical efforts to drain the lowlands surrounding the Little Kankakee River. Residential developments like Monroe Manor and Salem Heights further illustrate the outward growth of the county seat into the surrounding township.