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1991 Map of Edwardsville

Name: 1991 Topographic Map of Edwardsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Edwardsville and Glen Carbon serve as the primary hubs of development on this Madison County landscape as it appeared in the early 1990s. The topographic detail captures the sprawling campus of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville at the western edge, along with the industrial and residential corridors that define the two municipalities. Traces of the region's older rural character remain visible in the outlying areas, particularly through the numerous family and denominational cemeteries like St James Cem and Woodlawn Cem.

Transportation history is embedded in the terrain through labels like Bluff Junction and the remnant path of an Old Railroad Grade crossing the eastern fields. Waterways such as Cahokia Creek and the man-made Dunlap Lake provide a counterpoint to the growing road network. From the planned aesthetic of the Leclaire neighborhood to the small clusters at Quercus Grove and Kuhn Station, the map documents the shift from an agrarian rail-based economy to a modern academic and suburban center.