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1934 Map of Nebo

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Nebo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

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The Mississippi River creates a complex landscape of islands and chutes along the Illinois and Missouri border, characterized by an intricate network of sloughs like Sny Magill Slough and Cocklebur Slough. In the mid-1930s, this riverine economy was supported by the Chicago and Alton RR and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR, which serviced settlements such as Nebo and Pleasant Hill. The presence of Riprap Landing and the Green Wing Club along the riverbank highlights the era's reliance on the water for both transport and recreation.

Upland from the river bottoms, the terrain is marked by numerous family-named landmarks and local institutions. Genealogists can find historic burial sites like Long Cem and dozens of rural schoolhouses, including Fruit Ridge Sch and Franklin Sch. The landscape is dotted with distinctive topographic points such as Bethlehem Knob and Richardson Knob, showing a highly localized settlement pattern of the early twentieth century before modern consolidation changed the rural character of Pike and Calhoun counties.