1944 Map of Mt Carroll

About this map

Mt Carroll serves as the focal point for this wartime survey of Northwest Illinois, where the confluence of several major rail lines defined the local economy and settlement patterns. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific crosses the county, intersecting at vital transit points like Ashdale Junc and Kittredge. This network supported a landscape of small agricultural hubs and scattered country schools, such as Hazel Green Sch and Cloverdale Sch, which served the farming townships of Salem and Rock Creek.