
The Desplaines River serves as the central artery for this turn-of-the-century landscape, where the rapidly expanding Chicago City Line meets a dense network of industrial transit. The map documents a critical period of hydrological engineering, showing the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal running parallel to the older Illinois and Michigan Canal, with the Ogden Ditch and Ogden Dam visible near Lyons. This intersection of water and rail is further defined by the massive footprint of the Chicago Union Transfer Railroad Yards in the south.
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4 editions found
1889 · Chicago
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1890 · Des Plaines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Chicago
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Riverside
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Joliet
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Calumet
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Calumet
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Riverside
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1894 · Des Plaines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1899 · Evanston
USGS Topo · 1:62,500