1965 Map of Vincennes

About this map

Vincennes sits at a historic river crossing where the Wabash River forms the border between Illinois and Indiana. The mid-1960s city landscape is dominated by its educational and civic institutions, featuring Vincennes University, several parochial schools like St Johns Sch, and the George Rogers Clark State Memorial on the riverbank. This survey highlights the complex drainage systems and levees required to manage the floodplain, such as the Denison Levee and Allison Ditch, which crisscross the agricultural flats of Allison to the west. On the Indiana side, the town’s growth is shaped by major transportation arteries, including the Baltimore and Ohio and Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroads. Local landmarks like the Courthouse, the Indian Mound near Mirror Lake, and numerous cemeteries including Memorial Park Cemetery provide deep points of reference for genealogists and local historians studying the city's mid-century footprint.