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1929 Map of Dyer

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Dyer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

Chicago Heights and the neighboring industrial suburbs of South Chicago Heights and Steger define the western portion of this landscape, where early 20th-century urban expansion meets the Illinois-Indiana state line. The map illustrates a critical transportation corridor dominated by the Lincoln Highway and the Sauk Trail, intersected by major rail lines including the Elgin Joliet and Eastern and the Michigan Central and Eastern.

Rural character persists to the east near Dyer, where local landmarks like the Cats Corner School and Strassburg School served the dispersed population. The terrain transitions from the developed streets of Bloom township into the open drainage areas near Plum creek. Notable for genealogists, the map preserves the exact locations of civic institutions like the Lincoln Highway School and the network of local roads including Cottage Grove Avenue and Steger Road before later suburban densification.