Ball State University Libraries’ Historic Topographic Maps Reveal
Location of Submerged Town
From The Indianapolis Star:
The drought in Indiana has revealed a formerly submerged town in
Huntington County in northeast Indiana.
Salamonie Reservoir was constructed in 1967, and the town formerly
called “Monument City” was evacuated and submerged. In the severe drought conditions this summer, the
reservoir level is down 14 feet, exposing the foundations of houses and a
school and a usable road. The Department
of Natural Resources has closed the town to visitors in order to protect
artifacts.
The top map above (click to enlarge) is a USGS topographic map of
Andrews from the Ball State University Libraries’ GIS Research and Map
Collection (GRMC). The map details the
terrain of the area as surveyed in 1950 and shows the location of Monument
City. The small cross to the west of
Monument City depicts the location of a cemetery.
The second map (click to enlarge) is the same USGS topographic map of
Andrews from the GRMC that was published in 1994. The location of the Monument City Memorial
Cemetery north of the former town shows where the cemetery was transplanted before
the construction of the reservoir.
The GRMC maintains a collection of historic and current topographic
maps from the U.S. Geological Survey covering the entire United States for
research showing development. Maps from
the GRMC may circulate for two weeks or longer.
For more information, please contact the GRMC Monday through Friday
from 7:30 to 4:30 during the summer at 765-285-1097.
1 comment:
Love the juxtaposition of the maps. So much information presented in graphic form.
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