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1957 Map of Warsaw

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Warsaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Warsaw serves as the bustling urban center of this mid-century Indiana landscape, concentrated between Center Lake and the expansive Winona Lake. The map reveals a significant religious and educational hub at Winona Lake, where the Billy Sunday Tabernacle stands near Grace College and the School of Theology. This concentration of institutions highlights the area's legacy as a center for the Chautauqua movement and evangelical gatherings.

Radiating from the city, the Pennsylvania RR and the New York Chicago and St Louis railroad lines cut through the surrounding agricultural townships of Wayne and Washington. The rural landscape is dotted with small water bodies like Muskellunge Lake and Carr Lake, alongside community landmarks such as the Consolidated Sch and several country churches, including Pleasant Valley Ch and Pleasant Grove Ch.