1892 Map of Joliet

About this map

Joliet and the industrial corridor of the Illinois and Michigan Canal dominate this late nineteenth-century survey. The landscape is defined by the convergence of major transportation routes, including the Des Plaines River and a dense network of rail lines like the Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railway and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway. Beyond the urban core of Joliet, the map reveals the rural infrastructure of Plainfield and smaller settlements such as Romeo, Coynes, and Grinton.