1990 Map of Beecher West

About this map

The prairie landscape at the boundary of Will and Kankakee counties reveals a strictly organized agricultural grid defined by an extensive network of drainage sloughs and creeks. Small rural centers and community hubs like Beecher and Sollitt anchor the eastern side of the map, while Whitaker sits at the southwestern edge. The region's social history is marked by several country institutions, including St Pauls Ch, Zion Ch, and the Zion Sch. A transition in land use is evident in the presence of private aviation facilities like the Norman Landing Strip and Von Alven Landing Strip, alongside significant infrastructure projects represented by multiple pipelines cutting diagonally across the township lines of Washington, Sumner, and Yellowhead. Natural watercourses like Black Walnut Creek and Trim Creek weave through the rectangular sections, essential to the drainage of this fertile farming belt in the final decade of the century.