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1958 Map of Pimento

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Pimento
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

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The Terre Haute Federal Penitentiary dominates the northern landscape of this 1958 survey, complete with its own dedicated Prison Farm and Sewage Disposal system. This area of Vigo County exhibits a mix of structured institutional use and traditional rural settlement, where the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad serves as the primary industrial corridor, linking the communities of Pimento and Youngstown.

Southward, the terrain transitions into the agricultural heart of Linton and Curry townships. Local history is preserved in the numerous country cemeteries and small churches that anchor these crossroads, such as Oregon Ch and Union Cem. Water management is evident throughout the region, from the natural winding of Honey Creek and Turtle Creek to the engineered straight lines of the McFarland Ditch, illustrating how the land was drained for farming near Prairie Creek.