1908 Map of Waukegan

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The industrial and military shoreline of Lake Michigan dominates this early twentieth-century landscape, anchored by Waukegan, North Chicago, and the religious community of Zion City. Inland, the terrain transitions into a dense network of crossroads settlements and rural institutions, reflecting the agricultural character of Lake County before mid-century suburbanization. The Des Plaines River winds south through the center of the sheet, flanked by the Milwaukee Road and a series of family-named corners such as Gurnee Corners and Dillys Corners.