1928 Map of Wheeling

About this map

The Des Plaines River winds through this 1920s landscape, serving as a central artery between developing townships and established agricultural lands. Before the extensive suburbanization of later decades, the region was defined by a network of rural schools and small settlements like Aptakisic, Halfday, and Prairie View. The mapping shows a significant transition in transportation, where the iron rails of the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie and the Elgin Joliet and Eastern meet early paved routes such as the Lake Zurich State Highway.