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1998 Map of Monks Mound

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Monks Mound
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site dominates the central landscape of this Madison and St. Clair County border region, featuring world-renowned archaeological landmarks like Monks Mound and Rattlesnake Mound. The industrial and residential growth of Granite City and East St. Louis press against the oxbow waters of Horseshoe Lake, illustrating the tension between preservation and urban expansion in the late 20th century.

Transit corridors like the Conrail lines and St Clair Ave connect older neighborhoods such as Washington Park and Fairmont City to the rising suburban character of Pontoon Beach and Collinsville. Local life is anchored by family and community institutions, from the Fairmount Jockey Club to neighborhood anchors like Canteen Sch and St Johns Cem, providing a dense record of the Mississippi River floodplain's social geography.