1978 Map of Oolitic

About this map

Oolitic and East Oolitic serve as the industrial anchors for this southern Indiana landscape, dominated by the limestone quarrying operations that gave the area its name. The map reveals a high concentration of extraction sites, including the Pacific Quarry and various unnamed Quarry pits concentrated near the rail corridors. Transportation is defined by the Louisville and Nashville and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads, which weave through the valleys of Salt Creek and Goose Creek. Educational and civic life is anchored by the Oolitic School and Springville School, while rural heritage is preserved at the Avoca State Fish Hatchery and the Purdue University Experimental Farm. From the small settlements of Needmore and Peerless to the edges of the Hoosier National Forest, the map captures a period where traditional limestone industry and agricultural research coexisted.