1993 Map of Prairie Du Rocher

About this map

The Mississippi River creates a dynamic border between Illinois and Missouri here, carving through a landscape defined by expansive bottomlands and dramatic bluffs. The village of Prairie du Rocher sits at the foot of these heights, near the Prairie du Rocher Creek, while the Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site signifies the deep human history of the region. The map captures a complex system of river management, featuring extensive levee systems and drainage features like The Discharge that protect the agricultural flats and settlements like Kellogg and Modoc. Along the riverbanks, old ferry and steamboat points such as Little Rock Landing and Mudds Landing point to the area's long-standing reliance on the river for transport. Inland, the terrain rises into wooded ridges and hollows like Barbeau Hollow, where numerous Mines and Quarries indicate the local extraction industries of the late 20th century.