
Galva serves as a central hub on this 1930s survey, showing a landscape defined by an extensive network of one-room schoolhouses and rural religious centers. The distribution of educational landmarks like Swamp College Sch, Maple Ridge Sch, and Snow Hill Sch highlights the high density of small farming communities in Henry and Knox counties. This era reveals a transition in transportation, where established rail lines like the Chicago Burlington and Quincy run parallel to early motor routes such as U S Highway No 34.
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1925 · Galesburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1927 · Galesburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1929 · Annawan
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Annawan
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1934 · Geneseo
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1937 · Orion
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Galva
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · Maquon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Maquon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Galva
USGS Topo · 1:62,500