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1972 Map of Florid

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Florid
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

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The Illinois River corridor dominates this 1970s landscape, illustrating the complex hydrology of the bottomlands before modern engineering further altered the flow. Wide expanses of water including Senachwine Lake, Swan Lake, and Sawmill Lake suggest a seasonally shifting floodplain that dictated the placement of upland settlements. The small community of Florid and the town of Hennepin sit on higher ground, overlooking the river valley and its industrial markers like the Pumping Station and several Gravel Pit operations.

Transport and mortality are clearly etched into the terrain, with the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad cutting through the southwestern corner near Hilderbrant. Genealogists will find several burial sites well-preserved in this survey, including Riverside Cem, Union Grove Cem, and Murphy Cem. The transition from the flat agricultural plains of Granville and Magnolia to the river's edge is marked by steep drainage creeks like Coffee Creek and Clear Creek.