1908 Map of Waukegan

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The Lake Michigan shoreline in northeastern Illinois presents a landscape transitioning from the industrial and urban centers of Waukegan and North Chicago to the planned religious community of Zion City. This 1906 survey captures the area during a period of intense railway development, featuring the Chicago and Northwestern RR, the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul RR, and the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric RR paralleling the coast. Inland, the Des Plaines River meanders through more rural terrain, where numerous small settlement hubs like Rosecrans, Wadsworth, and Gurnee are established. To the south, Libertyville and the nearby St Marys Academy mark the region's southern growth, while the presence of Camp Logan and various Golf Links along the coast reflects the early 20th-century mix of military and recreational land use before modern suburban expansion.