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1969 Map of Michigan City West

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Michigan City West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Washington Park and its Lookout Tower anchor the lakefront of Michigan City in this mid-century topographic record. The map details a complex industrial and transport corridor where the Conrail and Chicago South Bend and South Shore railroads parallel the coast. The urban fabric is dense with institutional history, from the prominent State Prison and Municipal Airport to numerous parochial and public institutions like St Marys Sch and Eaton High Sch.

Outside the city center, the Town of Pines and Beverly Shores sit within the developing boundaries of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The landscape transitions from the residential streets of Coolspring to the marshy lowlands drained by Brown Ditch and the Little Calumet River. These watercourses, alongside the Trail Creek harbor, reflect the area's dual identity as both a recreational gateway and a vital logistics hub for the Great Lakes region.