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1967 Map of Savanna

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Savanna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Mississippi River dominates this landscape where Illinois and Iowa meet, shaping a complex network of sloughs, bays, and islands. On the eastern shore, the city of Savanna is situated at the base of the dramatic bluffs within Mississippi Palisades State Park. Across the water, the town of Sabula sits uniquely on a narrow island, connected to the mainland by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad and a Toll Bridge.

The river's interior is a labyrinth of backwaters like Joe Day Lake, Doc Wood Lake, and Chain of Lakes, all contained within the extensive Wild Life and Fish Refuge. Traces of local history are scattered through the surrounding hills, from the Canada Hollow Cem to the small settlements of Teeds Grove and Hauntown. This era of the river shows a transition from heavy industrial transport, evidenced by the Quarry and Gravel Pits, to a landscape increasingly managed for conservation and recreation.