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1949 Map of Paris

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Paris
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Paris serves as the focal point of this late 1940s landscape, where the concentrated urban grid of the county seat meets the expansive agrarian townships of eastern Illinois. The town's industrial and transit foundations are clearly marked by the New York Central Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad corridors. Just north of the city center, the Twin Lakes and North Arm Twin Lakes provide a recreational contrast to the surrounding productive fields.

A dense network of one-room schoolhouses and rural churches, such as St Aloysius Ch and Grand Success Sch, illustrates the decentralized nature of rural life before mid-century consolidation. The presence of a Strip Mine and the Midway Landing Field highlights the evolving economy of the era. The historic Old Indian Boundary Line cuts diagonally across the terrain, serving as a persistent reminder of early 19th-century frontier surveys amidst the established settlements of Nevina and Elbridge.