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1969 Map of Westville

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Westville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Little Calumet River meanders across this landscape on the border of Porter and La Porte counties, where industrial infrastructure and academic expansion meet the rural Indiana countryside. At the heart of the quadrangle lies Westville, a crossroads defined by the intersection of the Norfolk and Western, Penn Central, and Baltimore and Ohio railroads. The late 1960s saw significant institutional growth here, most notably with the development of the Purdue University North Central Campus and the expansive grounds of the Beatty Memorial Hospital.

Tracing the historical boundaries reveals the Indian Boundary Road and Treaty Line Road, markers of early land divisions that still dictate the modern grid. Local history is preserved in smaller settlements like Burdick and Otis, and in several rural burial grounds such as Quakerdom Cem and Eight Square Cem. From the wetlands of Moore Swamp to the high ground of Sand Gulch, the map captures a period when regional transit and state institutions were reshaping the traditional farming community.