1928 Map of Lawrenceburg

About this map

The Ohio River dominates this tri-state corridor where Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky meet, serving as the primary geographic anchor for a landscape defined by its waterways. The confluence of the Whitewater River and the Miami River creates a complex network of bottomlands and ridges, dotted with early settlements like Elizabethtown and North Bend. The map illustrates a robust transportation system of the era, featuring the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis RR and the Baltimore and Ohio RR intersecting at Valley Junction. Numerous rural landmarks such as the Bullittsburg Ch and several one-room schoolhouses, including Woolper Sch and Locate Grove School, point to the established community structure of the late 1920s. Vital river crossings like the Aurora Ferry and the Suspension Bridge reflect the logistical challenges and solutions of this river-front economy.