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1980 Map of Bedford

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Bedford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Illinois River bisects this 1980s landscape, marking the boundary between the bottomlands of Pike Co and the uplands of Scott Co. Along the western bank, the small river settlements of Montezuma and Bedford are situated near the mouth of Bedford Creek and the expansive McEvers Island. This riverfront character is further defined by a public Boat Ramp and the Pumping Station infrastructure essential for managing the floodplain.

Away from the water, the terrain transitions into the dissected bluffs of Montezuma township, where local history is recorded in family and community burial grounds such as Adams Cem, Clemmons Cem, and Frame Cem. Evidence of rural industry appears in the form of several scattered Sandpit and Quarry sites. The convergence of Big Sandy Creek and Little Sandy Creek provides a natural corridor through the flat agricultural tracts of Patterson in the eastern half of the survey.