
The Illinois River and Sangamon River dominate this landscape, creating a complex network of backwater lakes and sloughs that shaped local life between the wars. This era shows a river-and-rail economy in transition, where the Chicago and Illinois Midland railroad cuts through the eastern prairie while older riverfront settlements like Bath and Snicarte maintain their connections to the water via Bath Chute and the Snicarte Slough.
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