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1894 Map of Clinton

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Clinton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1894
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1894

About this map

The Mississippi River serves as the central artery for this late 19th-century study, defining the state boundary between Iowa and Illinois. The riverfront is dominated by the industrial and transport hubs of Clinton and Lyons, which at this time remained distinct incorporated areas before their eventual merger. The landscape is heavily influenced by the expansion of western transit, with the Chicago and Northwestern RR and the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad converging on the riverbanks to manage the flow of goods and people across the water.

Small agricultural settlements like Garden Plain and Almont dot the surrounding uplands, while the river itself is navigated around significant landforms like Beaver Island and Little Rock Island. The intricate network of smaller waterways, including Johnson Creek and Cat Tail Creek, illustrates the drainage patterns that shaped early settlement and farm placement in Whiteside and Clinton counties.