1950 Map of Springfield East

About this map

The Sangamon River and its South Fork dominate this 1950 portrait of the Illinois capital's eastern periphery. The landscape is defined by a dense network of rail lines including the Illinois Terminal, Wabash, and Baltimore and Ohio, which supported a regional economy of coal mining and agriculture evidenced by several mine dumps and a Shaft Pond. Along the riverbanks, large institutional sites like St Johns Sanitarium and the Camp Butler Cem occupy significant acreage. The southern portion of the map showcases the infrastructure of the Lake Springfield reservoir, featuring the Spaulding Dam Spillway and the Water Works. Local history is preserved through numerous rural schools such as Wright Sch and Bluff Sch, alongside established neighborhoods like Grandview and the village of Riverton.