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1980 Map of Taswell

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Taswell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

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Patoka Lake dominates the northern reaches of this Crawford County landscape, where the waters meet the heavily wooded terrain of the Hoosier National Forest. The Southern railroad line cuts an east-west path through the center of the sheet, connecting the small settlements of Taswell and Eckerty. This 1980 revision reflects a balance of public forest land and established rural communities, visible in the distribution of family and church cemeteries like Williams Cem, Mt Eden Cem, and Eckerty Cem.

Remote outposts such as Mifflin and Doolittle Mills appear along the winding southern drainages of Otter Creek and the Stinking Fork. The inclusion of the Township Sch near Taswell and the Highfill Chapel on the heights of Highfill Hill provides a clear view of the social centers for this portion of southern Indiana. Local industry is briefly noted through a Quarry and an Oil Well, while the Hemlock Cliffs Picnic Area suggests the area's role in regional recreation.