This Land is Our Land
From glaciation to a changing river bend, the topography, physiology, and geology in southwestern Indiana is rich to say the least. At surface level it is easy to see why this land is special. But digging further into the underlying levels of bedrock, more and more explanations are revealed to just how unique the area Vanderburgh County occupies is. Dr. William Elliott, associate professor of geology and chair of the geology and physics department at the University of Southern Indiana, describes topography as how much high elevation or low elevation is in an area.