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1906 Map of Waukegan

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of Waukegan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

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Lake Michigan dominates the eastern edge of this Lake County survey, where the burgeoning industrial and religious centers of Waukegan and Zion City contrast with the agricultural landscape of the interior. The shoreline features significant military and maritime infrastructure, including Camp Logan and the Great Lakes US Naval Training Station, while the Des Plaines River carves a path through the western townships of Newport and Libertyville.

A dense network of rural schoolhouses and cemeteries reveals the 1906 social fabric, from the Waterbury School in the north to the St Marys Academy near the Rondout junction. Genealogists will note numerous named crossroads such as Rosecrans, Dillys Corners, and Spaulding Corners, which served as local hubs before the expansion of modern thoroughfares. The interplay of major rail lines like the Chicago and Northwestern RR and the Elgin Joliet and Eastern RR illustrates the era's dependence on rail for both local commerce and regional connection.