1911 Map of Dawson Springs

About this map

Dawson Springs sits at the heart of this landscape, where the Illinois Central RR meets the winding Tradewater River. In the early twentieth century, this region across the borders of Hopkins and Christian counties was a densely populated patchwork of rural education and worship, evidenced by the high concentration of named institutions like the Mt Carmel School and New Bethlehem Church. Transport and commerce are defined by the convergence of major rail lines and early thoroughfares such as the Cadiz Road and Hopkinsville Road.