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1962 Map of Wheaton

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Wheaton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Wheaton and Glen Ellyn center this mid-century portrait of suburban DuPage County, showing a landscape rapidly transitioning from its agricultural roots toward dense residential growth. The Morton Arboretum provides a significant green space amidst the expanding street grids of Downers Grove and Lisle. This era is marked by institutional prominence, with the campuses of Wheaton College, Maryknoll Seminary, and the National College of Chiropractic established as major local landmarks.

Infrastructure development is highly visible, featuring the East-West Tollway cutting through the center of the sheet and the vital rail corridors of the Chicago and North Western and Burlington Northern. Local history is preserved through the mapping of family-named landmarks and essential community sites like the Wheaton Cemetery and Loretto Convent. These details, alongside the winding course of the East Branch Du Page River, document the suburbanization of northern Illinois prior to the late-century building boom.