1916 Map of Edgington

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The Mississippi River dominates this mid-20th century survey, carving a path between Rock Island County and Muscatine County through a complex network of backwaters like Andalusia Slough and Vealey Chute. Steep bluffs rise from the river valley, leading to high prairie settlements and an unusually high density of rural schoolhouses that served the farming communities of the early 1900s. Illinois City and Edgington stand as primary inland hubs, while the river banks host rail-dependent hamlets such as Fairport and Montpelier.