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1969 Map of South Bend West

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of South Bend West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The St Joseph River defines the eastern edge of this late-1960s landscape, winding past the campus of St Marys College and Holy Cross College before entering the urban core of South Bend. The map documents a period of significant infrastructure development, most notably the intersection of the Indiana East-West Toll Road and the U. S. 20 Bypass, which surrounds the sprawling St Joseph County Airport (Bendix Field).

Away from the city center, the terrain is marked by glacial features such as North Chain Lake, South Chain Lake, and the summit of Mt Pleasant. The rail network of the Penn Central and the South Shore and South Bend railroads connects industrial zones with established neighborhoods and smaller settlements like Lydick and Ardmore. Dozens of local institutions, including Washington High Sch and Highland Cemetery, provide specific points of interest for those tracing the mid-century growth of St. Joseph County.