
The Saline River joins the Ohio River in this riverfront landscape, which straddles the border between Illinois and Kentucky. Historically significant river crossings are documented here, including the Saline Rocks Ferry and Saline Tip Ferry, providing evidence of the essential water-based transport networks that connected these counties. The terrain is deeply marked by local family history, as seen in the numerous small burial grounds such as Stanley Cem, Earnshaw Cem, and Rutherford Cem that dot the wooded uplands of the Shawnee National Forest.
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1916 · Shawneetown
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1916 · Fords Ferry
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1916 · Golconda
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1916 · Equality
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1920 · Goloonda
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1921 · Fords Ferry
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1921 · Golconda
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1925 · Cave In Rock
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Paducah
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1950 · Paducah
USGS Topo · 1:250,000