1967 Map of Forsyth
USGS Topo · Published 1968About this map
Decatur expands northward into the townships of Hickory Point and Whitmore in this late 1960s survey. The landscape is a transition from the dense urban grid and industrial centers near the Sangamon River and Faries Park to the expansive farmland of Maroa and Friends Creek. Transportation is anchored by the Illinois Central Pennsylvania and Illinois Central railroads, which parallel the main north-south corridors passing through Forsyth and the smaller station at Emery. Educational and community hubs like the Adlai E Stevenson Sch and Mound Jr High Sch mark the growing residential outskirts. Along the rural sections of Stevens Creek and Kickapoo Creek, the map records several isolated Oil Wells and Gravel Pits, signaling the area's mixed agricultural and extractive economy.
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