The Des Plaines River and the Illinois and Michigan Canal dominate this landscape southwest of Chicago, where the historic waterway and the Calumet Sag Channel meet near Sag Bridge. This survey captures the complex intersection of 19th-century water transport and modern rail infrastructure, including the BNSF Railway and Metra lines. To the south, the terrain transitions into a dense concentration of forest preserves and sloughs, such as Tampier Slough and Saganashkee Slough.
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1890 · Des Plaines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Riverside
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Joliet
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Riverside
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1894 · Des Plaines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1900 · Des Plaines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1900 · Riverside
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1901 · Des Plaines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1901 · Riverside
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1908 · Wheaton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500