1969 Map of Hebron

About this map

Hebron serves as the central hub of this 1969 landscape, where the Penn Central rail line cuts diagonally through the terrain. The region is defined by an extensive network of drainage ditches such as Cornell Ditch and Breyfogel Ditch, illustrating the mid-century agricultural effort to manage the marshy lowlands near the Kankakee River. To the south, the Brown Levee stands as a significant engineering feature protecting the fertile bottomlands of Eagle Creek and Wheatfield. For local historians, the map preserves the exact positions of the Hebron Cem and Cornell Cem, along with smaller communities like Boone Grove and Hurlburt. The intersection of the Erie-Lackawanna railroad and the various county roads reveals a transition from rail-dependent commerce to a modernizing rural road grid.