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1986 Map of Terre Haute

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Terre Haute
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The Wabash River serves as the central artery for this mid-1980s look at West-Central Indiana, dividing the industrial and academic hub of Terre Haute from the smaller settlements of West Terre Haute and Taylorville. The map illustrates a city in transition, where the Wabash and Erie Canal traces the historical transportation roots of the region alongside modern Conrail lines. Significant institutional presence is visible throughout the quadrangle, from the Indiana State Teachers College in the city center to the sprawling Terre Haute Federal Penitentiary and its adjacent Prison complex to the south.

Genealogists and local historians will find a dense concentration of neighborhood landmarks, including parochial and public schools like Gerstmeyer High Sch and St Patricks Sch. The landscape to the west rises into features like Larimer Hill and Ferguson Hill, while the southern reaches near Honey Creek reveal a mix of residential growth in Southwood and industrial activity at the Dresser Power Plant.