
The industrial and agricultural hub of Kewanee anchors this mid-century landscape, where the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad cuts through the heart of the city near Evergreen Park. Extending south across the Stark County line, the map reveals a dense network of rural infrastructure typical of the Illinois prairie before the consolidation of rural school districts. One-room schoolhouses such as Bumble Bee Sch, Vinegar Hill Sch, and Saxon Sch appear at nearly every square-mile interval, providing precise coordinates for local genealogy research.
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3 editions found
1893 · Dunlap
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1898 · Dunlap
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1921 · Buda
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1923 · Buda
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1929 · Annawan
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1931 · Galva
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1932 · Annawan
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Dunlap
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1933 · Dunlap
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1933 · Camp Grove
USGS Topo · 1:48,000