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1966 Map of Depue

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Depue
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The industrial and riverfront landscape of the Illinois River valley is captured here in the mid-1960s, a period when rail transport and heavy manufacturing dominated the corridor. The town of Depue serves as a central hub, situated along Depue Lake and surrounded by extensive infrastructure, including a prominent Steel Plant and a network of Gravel Pits. To the west, the Illinois and Mississippi (Abandoned) Canal and Bureau (Bureau Junction) mark the historical transition from nineteenth-century water transport to the rail era represented by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad.

Agricultural and community life is documented on the bluffs above the river in settlements like Hollowayville, Seatonville, and Hennepin. Genealogical landmarks such as Searl Ridge Cem and St John Ch provide essential anchor points for local historians. The map also details a complex network of backwater lakes and creeks, including Turner Lake and Allforks Creek, showing the intricate drainage patterns that defined this section of Bureau and Putnam counties.