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1947 Map of McClure

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of McClure
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

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The Mississippi River creates a complex landscape of islands, chutes, and shifting state boundaries in this mid-century survey. Massive river features like Devils Island and Picayune Chute dominate the center of the sheet, where the border between Illinois and Missouri weaves through the channel. On the Illinois side, the river's influence is countered by a significant Levee system protecting the low-lying agricultural flats and small rail towns.

A network of three major railroads—the Missouri Pacific, Illinois Central, and St Louis San Francisco—converges near McClure, illustrating the area's importance as a transportation corridor. To the east, the terrain rises sharply into the wooded ridges of the Shawnee National Forest, where rural life is marked by landmarks like McCavens Sch and the secluded Blue Hollow. Small settlements like Reynoldsville and Gale serve as anchors for the scattered schools and churches that define this riverfront community.