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1962 Map of Naperville

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Naperville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

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The West Branch Du Page River winds south through the heart of this DuPage County landscape, serving as a corridor for early settlement and modern suburban expansion. The community of Naperville is highly developed here, anchored by North Central College and the Naperville Cem. To the west, the infrastructure of the National Accelerator Laboratory dominates a broad section of former farmland, while the Burlington Northern railroad links the grain-handling area near Eola to the growing urban centers.

Evidence of the area's social history is found in numerous local landmarks, such as the Winfield Sanitarium and the Franciscan Convent near Wheaton. The transition from rural to suburban is marked by a high density of neighborhood institutions, including the Waubonsie Sch and Big Woods Sch. Significant open space is preserved in the Mc Dowell Grove and Herricks Lake Forest Preserve, even as the East-West Tollway begins to reshape the regional transport pattern.