1974 Map of Maunie

About this map

The Wabash River carves a complex, winding course along the Illinois and Indiana border, creating prominent landmarks like Aldrich Bend and Ri Beyre Island. This mid-1970s landscape is defined by the extraction economy of the Phillipstown Oil Field and the Maunie North Oil Field, which are interspersed with numerous family cemeteries such as Kuykendall Cem and Cleveland Cem. The settlement of Maunie serves as a focal point near the river, while the Louisville and Nashville railroad provides a critical transit link across the fertile bottomlands. Local history is etched into the terrain through features like the Aldrich Mound and the narrow waters of The Chute, illustrating a river-dependent community where levee systems like the Wabash Levee protect small clusters of homes at Rising Sun and Epworth.