
Monks Mound and the ancient earthworks of Cahokia Mounds State Park anchor this landscape, revealing a unique juxtaposition of Mississippian archaeology and mid-century industrial expansion. The map details the complex intersection of rail lines and drainage canals that reshaped the American Bottoms in the mid-1950s, through State Park Place and Fairmont City.
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5 editions found
1888 · St. Louis
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1907 · Belleville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1927 · Alton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1927 · Edwardsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1931 · French Village
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1932 · Edwardsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1933 · Granite City
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1933 · Cahokia
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1934 · Cahokia
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1934 · Alton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500