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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

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The Illinois River corridor near the midpoint of the century is defined by a complex mosaic of industrial extraction and environmental conservation. Heavy Strip Mine operations dominate the northern landscape around Cuba and St David, where the Toledo Peoria and Western RR and several other lines serviced the coal fields. In sharp contrast, the eastern bank is anchored by the Chautauqua National Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, preserving the wetlands of Lake Chautauqua and Quiver Lake from the agricultural encroachment seen elsewhere along the Spoon River.

Rural life in the Fulton and Mason County borderlands is documented through dozens of one-room schoolhouses like Science Hill School and Sugar Grove School, alongside numerous country cemeteries and archaeological sites such as Dickson Mounds State Park. The river economy is evident at the Thompson Lake Pumping Station and the various landings and beaches, including Quiver Beach, which served the regional hub of Havana.