
The agricultural landscape of eastern Illinois is meticulously defined here, dominated by an extensive network of engineered waterways designed to manage the fertile prairie. The Upper Salt Fork Drainage Ditch and Union Drainage Ditch No 1 cut geometric paths across the townships of Rantoul, Compromise, and Stanton. This system converges into the Salt Fork, illustrating the region's total commitment to land reclamation for farming. Small rural nodes like Flatville and Sellers serve as anchors for the surrounding farmsteads.
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1906 · Urbana
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1924 · Paxton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1927 · Paxton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1931 · Fithian
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1936 · Potomac
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Fithian
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Paxton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Danville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Danville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Danville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000