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1967 Map of Tamms

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Tamms
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Horseshoe Lake and its surrounding state conservation area dominate the southwestern corner of this survey, defining a landscape of wetlands and complex hydrology where the Cache River and various sloughs meet the timbered uplands of the Shawnee National Forest. The map documents a critical rail corridor for the Illinois bottomlands, with the Gulf... Mobile and Ohio and Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroads intersecting near Tamms.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from the Honey School and Miller Lookout Tower in the Wolf Hills to numerous family burial grounds like McCrite Cem and Hargis Cem. The presence of a Silica Mine near Olive Branch and the small settlements of Diswood, Sandusky, and Unity (Hodges Park Sta) reflect a rural economy shaped by both natural resource extraction and the river-and-rail network of Alexander County.