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1949 Map of Havana

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Havana
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The Illinois River corridor near Havana is defined by a massive complex of wetlands and ancient earthworks in the late 1940s. The landscape reflects a dual identity of conservation and extraction, where the Chautauqua National Migratory Waterfowl Refuge sits across the river from extensive Strip Mine operations near Cuba and St David. Cultural history is exceptionally visible here, anchored by Dickson Mounds State Park and other archaeological sites like Tampico Mounds and Ogden Mounds near the Spoon River.

Transportation networks such as the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR and Toledo Peoria and Western RR connect small rural hubs including Lewistown, Bryant, and Little America. Genealogists will find numerous family-named landmarks and rural institutions, from the Morning Star School and Waterford Union Ch to the Hancock Cem and St Marys Cem (Catholic). The presence of the Thompson Lake Pumping Station marks the significant 20th-century effort to manage the river's floodplain for agriculture.