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1894 Map of Clinton

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Clinton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1908
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1908

About this map

The Mississippi River serves as the central artery of this late 19th-century landscape, carving a wide path between the Iowa and Illinois banks. On the western shore, the street grids of Clinton and Lyons show a concentrated riverfront development, while Fulton sits directly opposite on the eastern bank. The terrain here is defined by significant island formations, including Big Beaver Island and Little Rock Island, which complicate the river navigation near the Iowa Illinois Boundary Line.

Industrial connectivity is evident through a dense network of rail lines that converge on these river towns. The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad are prominent, facilitating transport from rural outposts like Garden Plain and Almont. Beyond the river flats, the topography rises into the bluffs of Garden Plain and the drainage basins of Cattail Creek and Johnson Creek, illustrating the transition from agricultural uplands to the bustling transit corridor of the Mississippi.