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1930 Map of Glasford

Name: 1930 Topographic Map of Glasford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

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Kingston Mines and the Illinois River shoreline anchor the southeastern corner of this Illinois landscape, where coal extraction and grain transport defined the local economy. The southern reaches are dominated by the river's complex hydrology, featuring the Spring Lake Canal, Lake Slough, and the lowlands of Coal Hollow. Industrial activity is evident at the Baxter Mine and Lightbody Mine, while the Toledo Peoria and Western railroad provides the primary east-west corridor through the bluffs.

Upland areas in Trivoli and Logan townships are densely dotted with one-room schoolhouses and rural churches, such as Graham Chapel and Concord Ch. Genealogists will find numerous family and community burial grounds, including Watkins Cem and Union Cemetery. The transition from the rugged bluffs of Copperas Creek to the flat river bottoms near Banner illustrates the distinct geography that shaped early Peoria and Fulton County settlements.