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1904 Map of Mount Carmel

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Mount Carmel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1904
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1904

About this map

The Wabash River meanders across this landscape, serving as the fluid boundary between Illinois and Indiana. The river's deep loops, including those near Jimtown and Crowleyville, define a bottomland terrain marked by Foots Pond and the Foots Pond Hills. Along the western bank, the town of Mount Carmel emerges as a significant rail hub, where the Southern R. R. and the Louisville and St. Louis Line intersect.

Rural life in the early twentieth century is organized into distinct townships such as Lick Prairie and Coffee. The map details a network of secondary settlements and railway stops, including Schrodts Sta. and the village of Keensburg. These locales, along with drainage projects like Sumner Ditch, illustrate a period when agricultural development and steam-powered transportation were actively reshaping the floodplains of Wabash and Edwards counties.