1960 Map of Saint Meinrad

About this map

The Saint Meinrad Seminary and the prominent Convent of the Immaculate Conception anchor this cultural landscape in southern Indiana, reflecting a deep tradition of religious education and communal life. Published in the early 1960s, the map reveals a terrain where spiritual landmarks like the Monte Cassino Shrine and St Josephs Shrine sit alongside the active extractive industry of numerous Strip Mine operations and Quarry sites. The jagged Old Treaty Boundary cuts across the center, a relic of early 19th-century land divisions that still influenced property lines and road placements well into the modern era. Much of the northeast is preserved within the Ferdinand State Forest, while the rest of the quadrangle is defined by a dense network of creek valleys, including Blackhawk Creek and the Anderson River, which historically dictated the placement of small settlements like Adyeville.