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1935 Map of Oolitic

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Oolitic
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Industrial limestone production and rural river life converge in this 1930s survey of Lawrence County. Along the eastern edge, the topography is punctuated by the deep excavations of the Kubrie Quarry, Walsh Quarry, and Dark Hollow Quarry, highlighting the region's historic role in the Oolitic stone trade. This extraction zone sits in stark contrast to the winding path of the White River in the south, where sharp meanders like Horseshoe Bend and Henshaw Bend dictate the movement of local transit and trade.

Transportation networks are defined by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad, which threads through settlements like Owensburg, Springville, and Williams. The landscape is densely dotted with markers of early twentieth-century community life, from the State Fish Hatchery near Avoca to remote country schools like Sulphur Sch and Fay Ridge Sch. These labels preserve the locations of small farmsteads and parish life at Mission Valley Ch and Bethel Ch before the mid-century consolidation of rural districts.