
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
15 maps found

1935 Monks Mound
Madison County, IL

1954 Monks Mound
Madison County, IL

1974 Grant Ford
Madison County, IL

1985 Carlyle Lake
Madison County, IL

1998 Monks Mound
Madison County, IL
2012 Monks Mound
Madison County, IL
2012 Saint Jacob
Madison County, IL
2015 Monks Mound
Madison County, IL
2015 Saint Jacob
Madison County, IL
2018 Monks Mound
Madison County, IL
2018 Saint Jacob
Madison County, IL
2021 Monks Mound
Madison County, IL
2021 Saint Jacob
Madison County, IL

2024 Monks Mound
Madison County, IL

2024 Saint Jacob
Madison County, IL