Gardner and South Wilmington anchor this prairie landscape south of the Illinois coalfields, where the grid of rural roads is interrupted by the meandering courses of the Mazon River and its tributaries. The terrain is marked by the historical and industrial imprints of the region, visible in the cluster of small settlements such as East Brooklyn, Godley, and Braceville. These communities are linked by a dense network of local routes like E Braceville Rd and S Carbon Hill Rd, reflecting a lineage of transport and resource extraction.
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1892 · Morris
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Wilmington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1918 · Wilmington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1918 · Morris
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1923 · Herscher
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1925 · Herscher
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Dwight
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Dwight
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Morris
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Coal City
USGS Topo · 1:24,000