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1893 Map of Lasalle
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1893 Map of Lasalle

USGS Topo · Published 1893

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Industrial and transport networks converge along the Illinois River corridor in this late nineteenth-century mapping of LaSalle County. The map documents the critical transition from water-based commerce to heavy rail, showing the Illinois and Michigan Canal running parallel to a dense web of competing rail lines, including the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and the Illinois Central Railroad. The settlements of La Salle, Peru, and Spring Valley appear as established urban centers, their street grids clearly defined against the surrounding agricultural townships like Troy Grove and Waltham. The sharp bluffs of the river valley provide a striking contrast to the flat prairie above, where smaller outposts like Ladd and Dimmick served the expanding rural and mining economy. To the south, the winding Vermilion River and Little Vermilion River cut through the landscape toward Oglesby and Lowell, marking an area rich in natural resources and early manufacturing potential.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1893
Date Published1893
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:62,500
Physical Dimensions16.25 x 19.77 inches

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Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain