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1966 Map of Spring Valley

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Spring Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

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The Illinois River serves as the central artery for this mid-1960s landscape, separating the industrial and rail hubs of Spring Valley and Peru to the north from the agricultural and mining reaches of Granville to the south. Evidence of the region’s coal heritage is visible in the mine dumps near Mark and Standard, while the heavy influence of European immigrant communities is reflected in numerous parish cemeteries such as Lithuanian Cem, St George Cem, and SS Peter and Paul Cem.

Transport networks are densely packed along the river valley, with the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroads following the shoreline. To the north, Ladd and Dalzell sit at the intersection of several lines, including the Chicago and North Western. Educational and civic anchors like St Bede College and St Margaret Hospital define the urban core of Spring Valley during this era of mid-century development.