Loading map...

1960 Map of Waukegan

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Waukegan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Waukegan and its neighboring industrial and military centers dominate this Lake County shoreline just as the 1960s began. The map illustrates a dense urban corridor where the Chicago and North Western and Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee rail lines parallel the coast, connecting North Chicago, Lake Bluff, and Lake Forest. A massive federal footprint is visible at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center and the nearby V A Hospital at Downey.

Beyond the civic centers like the Courthouse and City Hall, the landscape is dotted with neighborhood landmarks from the Holy Rosary Sch to the Sanatorium. Local history is preserved in the detailed mapping of the St Marys Cem and Oakwood Cemetery, while the western edge transition to more open spaces is marked by the Skokie Highway and the Gravel Pit. This survey provides a precise record of the lakefront's mid-century infrastructure, including the complex network of aqueducts and waterworks serving the growing population.