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1993 Map of Berwyn

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Berwyn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The dense industrial and residential fabric of western Chicago and its immediate suburbs defines this 1993 study, where the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Des Plaines River corridor anchor a landscape of transit and utilities. The map illustrates the massive footprint of Midway Airport in the east, while the western reaches are dominated by sprawling institutional complexes like the Hines VA Hospital and Loyola University Medical Ctr.

Genealogists will find the region’s extensive burial grounds meticulously detailed, from the cluster of Jewish Cemeteries and Waldheim Cemetery in the north to the large Resurrection Cemetery near Justice. The intersection of heavy rail lines, including the Indiana Harbor Belt and Belt Railway of Chicago, highlights the area’s role as a critical freight hub. Pockets of preserved land like Zoo Woods and Portage Woods provide a sharp contrast to the nearby Quarry operations and Sewage Disposal facilities that characterize the working industrial valley.