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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 Des Plaines River and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal anchor this detailed view of the western Chicago suburbs. The landscape is defined by massive public and institutional grounds, notably the Brookfield Zoo and a sprawling corridor of memorial sites including the Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Home Cemetery, and several Jewish Cemeteries. These large green spaces, alongside the Miller Meadow, provide a sharp contrast to the dense residential grids of Berwyn and Cicero.

Industrial activity is centered around the Quarry in McCook and the transportation infrastructure of the Midway Airport at the southeastern corner. Major medical campuses like the Hines VA Hospital and Loyola University Medical Ctr represent significant 20th-century development. The map also traces the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad and Chicago And North Western lines, which historically facilitated the growth of these commuter and manufacturing hubs.