1958 Map of Terre Haute

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The Wabash River carves a deep bend between the urban center of Terre Haute and the lowlands of West Terre Haute in this late 1950s survey. This map captures the city at a height of institutional development, showing the campus of the Indiana State Teachers College alongside major civic anchors like St Anthonys Hospital and the Courthouse. The riverfront is defined by heavy industry and utility, featuring the Dresser Power Plant and extensive rail yards of the Pennsylvania RR and New York Central RR. To the south, the Terre Haute Federal Penitentiary stands as a prominent landmark near the agricultural flats of Honey Creek. Smaller, outlying settlements like Toad Hop and Ferguson Hill provide a look at the residential expansion and local topography surrounding the city's primary industrial and transport corridors.