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1961 Map of Decker

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Decker
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The White River and the Wabash River define this corner of Knox County, where the Indiana-Illinois state line follows the winding river channel. The landscape is heavily influenced by water management, featuring a complex network of man-made structures including the Brevoort Levee and various drainage systems such as the Vieke Drainage System Ditch and Plass Ditch. These efforts reclaimed fertile land for agriculture and protected small settlements like Vollmer and Cantaloupe situated near the low-lying bottoms.

Transport and education are centered around the town of Decker, which is served by the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad. Local history is preserved in numerous family and community sites, such as the Chimney Pier Hills Cem and the St Thomas Sch. Notable landforms like the Dicksburg Hills and Chimney Pier Hills rise above the flat floodplains, providing distinct geographical markers in this riverine environment at the height of the mid-century agricultural era.