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1950 Map of New Castle East

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of New Castle East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

The Indiana Village for Epileptics defines the northern landscape of this Henry County area, a sprawling institutional complex featuring residential clusters like Colony No 1 and Colony No 2 alongside the settlement of Van Nuys. To the southwest, the growing city of New Castle serves as a major regional hub, its grid hosting the South Mound Cem, Baker Park, and several local schools including Hernly Sch and Parker Sch.

Railroad connectivity is central to the mid-century economy here, with the Pennsylvania and New York Chicago and St Louis lines intersecting the countryside. These tracks link smaller rural communities such as Ashland, Millville, and Messick. The landscape is further shaped by the winding paths of the Big Blue River and Little Blue River, which provide the drainage for the surrounding Prairie and the agricultural lands near Mooreland and Hillsboro.