1926 Map of Normal
USGS Topo · Published 1966About this map
Agricultural development and rural educational networks define this central Illinois landscape in the mid-1920s. The burgeoning community of Normal sits at the southwestern corner, serving as a hub for the Illinois Central and Chicago and Alton railroads. To the northeast, Lexington and Towanda are positioned along these same vital rail corridors, which facilitated the movement of grain from the surrounding black-soil prairies. The map reveals an exceptionally dense grid of country schoolhouses, such as Frog Alley Sch and Prairie College Sch, illustrating the dispersed nature of rural life before the consolidation of school districts.
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