1936 Map of Prophetstown
USGS Topo · Published 1936About this map
The Rock River winds through the northern portion of this landscape, its banks defined by complex waterways like Hamilton Slough and Walker Slough. In the mid-1930s, this region of Whiteside County was a dense network of rural school districts and small rail-served hubs. The village of Prophetstown serves as a central anchor, where the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad crosses the river. Southward, the terrain transitions into a highly engineered drainage landscape, marked by County Ditch No 1 and County Ditch No 2, which reclaimed the lowlands for agriculture.
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Editions of this 1936 Prophetstown Map
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Historical Maps of Prophetstown Through Time
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