Mapping Project Spring 2015

Data Sources

Books, maps, etc. from the Blackford County Historical Society

Shape files from the Indiana Geological Information Council

Information Gathered

Gas and oil shafts and wells Water wells Glass factories Plastics manufacturing Paper mills Nitroglycerin Lumber companies Metal manufacturers Adhesives Coal companies

Confidence Levels1 = high 2 = medium 3 =

low

Discrete Entity

The maps only display data from confidence level one

Location

The maps display data from confidence levels one through three, inclusive

Prevalence Maps

• Empire & American Nitroglycerin Company (1903):• “Located on the S.S. Carrell

Farm NE of Town”

Accurate depiction of industry volume

Approximate location for many data points

• American Window Glass #32 bought Jones Window Glass in 1899

Mapping Project Spring 2015

Special thanks to Michael Ravesi and the Environmental Resources Center for their

exceptional assistance and to Indiana Campus Compact and the IPFW Sociology Department

for their generous support.