Harvey and its surrounding suburban centers anchor this early 21st-century landscape, characterized by a dense grid of residential streets and heavy industrial infrastructure. The area is a critical node for transport and drainage, featuring the Calumet Union Drainage Canal and the Calumet Union Drainage Ditch. For genealogists and local historians, the sheet is particularly valuable for its documentation of numerous burial grounds, ranging from the large Saint Gabriel Catholic Cem to the smaller Elliott Family Cem and the Washington Memory Gardens. Institutional life is well represented through centers of learning like Prairie State College and Tolentine College. The natural hydrology of Midlothian Cr and Thorn Cr persists amidst the built environment of established neighborhoods such as Flossmoor, Homewood, and Chicago Heights.
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1890 · Des Plaines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Calumet
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Calumet
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1894 · Des Plaines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1900 · Des Plaines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1900 · Calumet
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1901 · Calumet
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1901 · Des Plaines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1928 · Palos Park
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1929 · Tinley Park
USGS Topo · 1:24,000