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1961 Map of Harrisburg

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Harrisburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

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The industrial heart of Southern Illinois is visible here, where the rail-linked coal mines of the Saline County coalfield meet the northern reaches of the Shawnee National Forest. The landscape is defined by the heavy footprint of the extractive economy, with extensive Strip Mines and named shafts such as Sahara Mine No 7 and the Blue Bird Mine No 7 clustered near Harrisburg and Carrier Mills. These mining operations are interwoven with older rural landmarks like the Sahara Mine No 16 Cem and the Providence Ch.

Transitioning south, the terrain shifts into the uplifted bluffs of the Stonefort Bluff and Murray Bluff, where the South Fork Saline River cuts through the forest. Genealogists can trace family names across a high density of rural burial grounds, including the Ward Cem, Trout Cem, and Henshaw Cem, while following the paths of the New York Central and Illinois Central Railroad through vanishing junctions like Dykersburg and Delta.