
The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern RR serves as the central artery for this Illinois prairie region, connecting the primary settlements of Sumner and Bridgeport. This pre-World War I landscape reveals a dense network of country schools, such as Hickory Point School and Frogeye School, spaced frequently across the rural townships of Claremont and Lukin. The mapping by Frank Tweedy and his team illustrates how human settlement followed the drainage patterns of Muddy Creek and Bonpas Creek, with small villages like Berryville and Ruark serving as local hubs.
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1901 · Princeton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1903 · Princeton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1903 · Patoka
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1904 · Mount Carmel
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1910 · Hardinville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1911 · Sumner
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1913 · Sumner
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1915 · Vincennes
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1917 · Birds
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · Newton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500