1989 Map of Galesburg

About this map

Galesburg and Monmouth anchor this late-twentieth-century landscape, where the agricultural plains of Western Illinois are carved by a dense network of watercourses and heavy rail lines. The Mississippi River forms the western boundary, its wide channel punctuated by features like Mankins Island and Oquawka Island. To the east, the Spoon River and Cedar Creek wind through a patchwork of townships, including Chestnut, Indian Point, and Salem. This map illustrates a mature industrial and agricultural infrastructure, notably the extensive trackage of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe RR and the Burlington Northern RR that funneled goods through the region's transport hubs.