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1954 Map of Marine

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Marine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Marine serves as the central hub of this Madison County landscape, situated near the winding course of Silver Creek. The area’s mid-century rural character is defined by a dense network of country education and worship, including Union Grove Sch, Loos Sch, and Immanuel Ch. The map captures a transitional period for regional transport, showing the intersection of heavy rail lines like the Illinois Central and Norfolk and Western with emerging automotive infrastructure such as Interstate 70.

Smaller railroad stops and settlements like Fruit and Kaufman are clearly visible, marking the economic reliance on rail for agricultural distribution. Local landmarks such as Neudeckers Mountain provide rare verticality in the terrain, while the Marine Cem and Columbia Sch offer specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family footprints in Marine and Pin Oak townships during the early 1950s.