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1992 Map of Milan

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of Milan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The confluence of the Mississippi River and the Rock River dominates this landscape, where the urban grid of Rock Island and Moline gives way to the riverfront islands and the community of Milan. Cultural and historic sites are central to the map, including the Black Hawk State Historical Site on the bluffs and the sprawling Chippiannock Cem. The map reveals the intricate network of schools and civic institutions that defined these neighborhoods in the early 1990s, from the Wharton Field House to Commonwealth College.

South of the rivers, the industrial and transport character of the area is evident at the Quad City Airport and along the Rock Island RR. The terrain transitions from the developed river valleys into the more dissected topography of Coal Valley, where smaller settlements like Ginger Hill and Coyne Center appear. The presence of the Hennepin Canal and the Big Island Levee shows the long-standing engineering efforts to manage these major Illinois waterways.