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1970 Map of Walsh

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Walsh
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

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Walsh and Schuline anchor this 1970 landscape, where the agricultural order of Randolph County meets large-scale industrial surface mining. A sprawling Strip Mine dominates the northeastern corner, its terraced topography providing a stark contrast to the natural drainage of Plum Creek and Ninemile Creek. The Missouri Illinois railroad cuts through the center of the sheet, reflecting the vital transport infrastructure that served both local settlements and extractive industries.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local markers, including family and community burial sites like Lively Cem, Preston Cem, and Hughes Cem. The presence of the Central Community Sch and Zion Ch indicates the persistent social hubs of this rural corridor between the older settlement at Preston and the mining operations. The terrain transitions from the developed flats near the Radio Tower to the more dissected valley of the Marys River in the south.