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1954 Map of Winfield

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Winfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Mississippi River and the meandering Cuivre River dominate this 1950s landscape, defining the border between Illinois and Missouri. The confluence area is a complex network of backwaters and sloughs, including Argent Slough and Cuivre Slough, which frame large river islands like Cuivre Island and Peruque Island. Settlement is concentrated along the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad line, where the communities of Winfield, Brevator, and Old Monroe are established on the higher ground west of the floodplains.

Local history is preserved through labels for several rural institutions, including the Minesinger Cem and educational sites like Western Sch and Nichols Sch. On the eastern bluffs in Illinois, numerous landings such as Dogtown Landing and Hastings Landing indicate the river's continued importance for local transport. Geologic features like The Cave In and the drainage of Peruque Creek illustrate the transition from the rugged hollows of Illinois to the broad, levee-protected agricultural flats of Missouri.