1978 Map of Emma

About this map

The Wabash River creates a complex, shifting boundary between Illinois and Indiana, defining the landscape through a series of dramatic meanders and oxbow lakes. In the late 1970s, this riverine environment supported a quiet agricultural and recreational economy, evidenced by the Dogtown Ferry Public Fishing Site and the presence of Old River Camp. The rugged elevations of the Dogtown Hills and Little Chain Hills rise above the alluvial plain, where numerous sloughs and ponds like Halfmoon Pond and Pitcher Lake mark former paths of the river.