
The Mobile and Ohio RR cuts a path through the western Illinois hills, connecting the small settlements of Pomona and Etherton within a landscape defined by deep drainages and narrow ridges. The 1947 survey captures a rural Jackson County economy transitioning from small-scale farming and timber to regional connectivity via the Black Diamond Highway. Much of the southern half of the quadrangle lies within the Shawnee National Forest, where unique geological features like the Natural Bridge and Saltpeter Cave dot the rugged Cave Valley.
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1910 · Herrin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1910 · Murphysboro
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1922 · Carbondale
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1924 · Alto Pass
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1936 · Herrin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1938 · Murphysboro
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · Carbondale
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Alto Pass
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Gorham
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1947 · Wolf Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000