1983 Map of Tuscola

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The Illinois Central Gulf and Baltimore and Ohio railroads intersect at the heart of Tuscola, anchoring a landscape shaped by industrial transport and prairie agriculture. This 1980s survey captures the city's infrastructure at a peak of modernization, from the Jarman Memorial Hospital and the Tuscola Airport to the large industrial footprint at Ficklin. Beyond the urban core, the Kaskaskia River snakes through the western portion of the quadrangle, passing the curiously named settlement of Chicken Bristle. The rural reaches of Garrett and Bourbon are dotted with family and memorial grounds, including Bache Memorial Cem, Lewis Cem, and both the Upper Lester Cem and Lower Lester Cem. These small cemeteries and country churches like Cartwright Ch offer significant touchpoints for genealogists tracking the deep-rooted families of Douglas County.