1903 Map of Princeton

About this map

The confluence of the White River, Wabash River, and Patoka River creates a complex landscape of alluvial plains and low rises at the turn of the century. Princeton serves as the regional hub, its grid-style streets established where several major rail lines meet, including the Southern Railway and the Chicago and Eastern Illinois RR. The rural character of the area is defined by small settlements like Lyles and Owensville, alongside a sophisticated drainage network of man-made waterways such as Mc Carty Ditch and Blair Ditch. A significant relic of earlier commerce is visible in the southeast, where the Wabash and Erie Canal (Abandoned) runs near Port Gibson. The terrain is punctuated by the Claypole Hills and Gordon Hills, while the riverine bottomlands are marked by oxbows like Long Pond and Cypress Ponds.