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1893 Map of Leclaire

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Leclaire
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1921
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1921

About this map

The Mississippi River serves as the central artery of this late 19th-century survey, defining the border between Scott County, Iowa, and Rock Island County, Illinois. On the Iowa side, the riverside community of Leclaire anchors the landscape near the foot of the rapids, while Princeton and Valley City line the banks further north. Across the water, Illinois settlements including Port Byron, Rapids City, and Hampton follow the river’s curve, supported by the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad corridor.

Transportation networks are heavily dictated by the region's river confluences, with the Wapsipinicon River entering from the northwest and the Rock River cutting through the south. This era shows a high density of rail infrastructure, including the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad passing through Barstow, illustrating the industrial connectivity of these river towns before modern highway systems altered the movement of goods through Pleasant Valley.