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1947 Map of Ware

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Ware
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

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The Mississippi River dominates this landscape on the border of Illinois and Missouri, where the river's shifting nature is marked by features like Vancill Towhead and Swiftsure Towhead. Along the western bank, the Missouri side is characterized by the upland terrain of Trail of Tears State Park, where the local road network includes Greens Ferry Road and access to small settlements like Egypt Mills and Bainbridge. Local heritage is preserved through landmarks like Iona Sch and the Rallo Cem near the eastern edge.

On the Illinois shore, the floodplain contains a complex system of drainage ditches and sloughs, including Running Lake Ditch and Conaway Lake. The settlement at Ware serves as a key junction point between the river bottomlands and the rising hills of the Shawnee National Forest. The presence of numerous river landings, such as Neelys Landing, Willard Landing, and Hamburg Landing, illustrates the historical reliance on river-based transport and the specialized engineering required to manage the Mississippi's flow near Picayune Chute.