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1906 Map of New Haven

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of New Haven
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

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The Little Wabash River and the Wabash River dominate this landscape at the intersection of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. In the late 1930s, the river system exhibits a complex network of active channels and remnant water bodies, including Old Channel, Little Chain Cutoff, and Winners Bend. Numerous sloughs and ponds like Goosepond Swamp and Yellowbank Slough define the bottomlands, indicating a terrain prone to frequent flooding and shifting river courses.

Settlement patterns are concentrated on higher ground or near historic crossing points. New Haven sits at a strategic bend, while smaller rural hubs like Herald, Inman, and Cottonwood serve the surrounding agricultural districts of Heralds Prairie and Oak Grove. In the northern reaches, the Concord Emma PO and Dogtown Ferry highlight the importance of early postal and river transit links in this tri-state border region.