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1961 Map of Otterbein

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Otterbein
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Wabash River cuts through the southeastern corner of this landscape, its steep banks defined by a series of deep ravines known locally as The Hills. In the early 1960s, the agricultural character of Tippecanoe, Benton, and Warren counties is evident through an extensive network of drainage projects such as Otterbein Ditch, Mc Farland Ditch, and Gephart-Magee Ditch. The town of Otterbein serves as a central hub, situated along the New York Chicago and St Louis railroad line.

Researching genealogists will find numerous rural landmarks, including Armstrong Chapel and St Pauls Ch, alongside family-named burial grounds like Asbury Cem and Pond Grove Cem. Educational and research interests are represented by the Purdue University Pond, the Purdue University Forest Laboratory, and the Purdue Experimental Farm in the south. The presence of Old Halfway and Montmorenci illustrates the early settlement patterns that emerged between the river valley and the northern prairie lands.