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1968 Map of Fairdale

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Fairdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Fairdale and Monroe Center serve as the primary hubs in this agricultural landscape straddling the border of Ogle and De Kalb Counties. The area is defined by a sophisticated transportation network of the late 1960s, where the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and the Chicago and North Western rail lines bisect the prairie. These rail corridors, alongside an Old RR Grade, illustrate the shifting priorities of mid-century transit and cargo moving through Lynnville and South Grove.

Waterways like the South Branch Kishwaukee River and Owens Creek carve through the terrain, supporting local landmarks such as Camp Rotary McQueen and a river Gaging Station. For those researching family history, the map preserves the exact locations of rural burial grounds including Porter Cem, Hicks Mills Cem, and Greenview Cem, which are often the only remaining markers of the early township settlements.