1890s Maps of Rock Island County, Illinois

1. 1891 Map of Davenport

   

   1891 Davenport

   1891 Print · USGS

   Iowa's riverfront and rolling prairie townships are captured here during a period of rapid railroad expansion in the late nineteenth century. Trace early land tracts and rail junctions like Eldridge Junction or locate landmarks such as Green Tree Tavern and Maysville.

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4. 1891 Map of Clinton

   

   1891 Clinton

   1891 Print · USGS

   The Mississippi River corridor thrived as a dual-state rail hub in the 1890s, anchored by the riverfront centers of Clinton and Fulton. Researchers can trace the early tracks of the Chicago and Northwestern RR and locate vanished stops like Almont and Argo.

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7. 1892 Map of Goose Lake

   

   1892 Goose Lake

   1892 Print · USGS

   Clinton County thrived at the end of the nineteenth century as a hub of river commerce and expanding rail lines. Genealogists and local historians can trace the early development of Camanche on the Mississippi River or the inland rail stops of Charlotte and Low Moor.

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10. 1892 Map of Leclaire

    

    1892 Leclaire

    1892 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi River border between Iowa and Illinois comes alive in the 1890s, before modern locks reshaped the shoreline. Genealogists and historians can trace riverside settlements like Leclaire, Port Byron, and the railroad junction at Watertown.

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13. 1893 Map of Leclaire

    

    1893 Leclaire

    1893 Print · USGS

    The riverfronts of Scott County and Rock Island County thrived in the late nineteenth century as vital hubs for steamboats and steam rail. Researchers can trace the early grids of Leclaire, Port Byron, and Valley City alongside the sprawling banks of the Mississippi River.

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16. 1894 Map of Goose Lake

    

    1894 Goose Lake

    1894 Print · USGS

    Clinton County and the banks of the Mississippi are shown here in the 1890s as the railroad and river trade defined local growth. Researchers can trace the original footprints of settlements like Charlotte, Low Moor, and the river landing at Camanche.

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19. 1894 Map of Clinton

    

    1894 Clinton

    1894 Print · USGS

    The riverfront communities of eastern Iowa and western Illinois are captured here in the late nineteenth century as rail expansion reached its peak. Researchers can trace early street grids in Clinton and Lyons or locate old rail junctions near Garden Plain and Almont.

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22. 1894 Map of Davenport

    

    1894 Davenport

    1894 Print · USGS

    Davenport and the surrounding Scott County prairies come alive in this late nineteenth-century survey of the Mississippi River front. Researchers can trace the early rail networks through Eldridge Junction and locate vanished landmarks like Green Tree Tavern and Gilbertown.

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25. 1899 Map of Clinton

    

    1899 Clinton

    1899 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi River valley comes alive in the late 1890s, capturing the river-and-rail economy of Iowa and Illinois before modern channelization. Genealogists and historians can trace early townships and river landings, finding precise locations for Low Moor, Folletts, and Pink Prairie.

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