1953 Map of Beecher East

About this map

The village of Beecher and the surrounding agricultural landscape of Washington and Yellowhead townships are captured here during a period of transition in the mid-20th century. This area along the Illinois Indiana border shows a dense network of rural infrastructure, including traditional sites of worship and burial like St Johns Ch and St Lukes Cem. The landscape is defined by the drainage patterns of Trim Creek, Pike Creek, and West Creek, which serve as the primary topographical features of this flat Midwestern prairie.