1962 Map of North Webster

About this map

The glacial lakes of northern Indiana dominate this landscape, where the Webster Lake and Big Barbee Lake systems form a dense network of water bodies and recreational grounds. Centered on the town of North Webster, the map illustrates a post-war era of established lakefront life, evidenced by a high density of named camps such as Camp Tippecanoe and Camp Dick Runyan, and the religious retreat at Epworth Forest. The Indian Treaty Boundary cuts diagonally through the northwest, a historical line that still influenced property and township divisions into the 1960s. To the north and east, the Tri-County State Fish and Game Area preserves a more primitive landscape of smaller kettle lakes like Shock Lake and Grindle Lake, contrasting with the more developed residential shorelines of Tippecanoe Lake and James Lake. Local genealogy is anchored by landmarks like Morris Chapel and the Mock Cem.