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1969 Map of Michigan City West

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Michigan City West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Lake Michigan dominates the northern shoreline of this industrial and coastal landscape, where the Indiana Dunes and the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore meet the developed core of Michigan City. The map reveals a complex infrastructure of transportation and public institutions, including the expansive grounds of the Indiana State Prison and the busy waterfront at Washington Park, complete with its Lookout Tower, Zoo, and Yacht Basin.

Residential growth is evident in the layout of Beverly Shores and the Town of Pines, while the interior is crisscrossed by major rail lines such as the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad and the Conrail system. Social and civic life is anchored by numerous parochial schools like St Marys Sch and St Stanislaus Sch, as well as the Municipal Airport and local health facilities including Memorial Hospital and Walters Hospital.