1954 Map of Wilmington
USGS Topo · Published 1979About this map
The Joliet Arsenal dominates the center of this mid-century landscape, a massive military installation bounded by extensive rail lines including the Wabash RR. To the west, the Des Plaines River and Kankakee River converge, framed by the industrial legacy of the Michigan and Illinois Canal and the Des Plaines Wildlife Conservation Area. This era marks a peak in the region's extraction economy, evidenced by the extensive Strip Mines and mine dumps surrounding Braidwood and Diamond. Local life is anchored in several small school districts and cemeteries, such as the Chicago Road Cem and the Wilmington High Sch. Significant river engineering is visible through features like the Kankakee Cutoff and various levees, while the Soldiers Widows Home in Wilmington reflects the community's established civic character.
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Editions of this 1954 Wilmington Map
3 editions found
Other maps of this area
1890 · Des Plaines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Morris
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Joliet
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Wilmington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1894 · Des Plaines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1900 · Des Plaines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1901 · Des Plaines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1918 · Wilmington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1918 · Morris
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1922 · Kankakee
USGS Topo · 1:62,500