1982 Map of Panther

About this map

The North Raccoon River carves a deep valley through the center of this rural Dallas County landscape, shaping the boundaries between the townships of Washington, Sugar Grove, Colfax, and Adel. The agricultural character of the early 1980s is evident in the network of country churches and schools that anchored these farming communities, such as Washington Chapel, Brethren Ch, and Central Dallas Sch. Near the river's eastern bank, the Chicago and North Western railway runs toward the northeast, passing through Blacks Corners.