1970 Map of Walsh

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Strip mining operations dominate the eastern landscape of Randolph County in this 1970s survey, showing both active extraction zones and a Reclaimed Strip Mine near Schuline. The Missouri Pacific railroad cuts through the center of the sheet, serving the small agricultural and industrial settlements of Walsh and Preston. Local genealogy is well-documented through several family and community burial grounds, including Lively Cem, Preston Cem, and Hughes Cem. The landscape is further defined by a complex drainage system where Ninemile Creek and Butter Creek feed toward the Marys R. In the northwest, the Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area protects the bottomlands along Plum Creek, illustrating the balance between resource extraction and conservation in this part of Illinois.