The industrial and agricultural floor of the American Bottoms is captured here, showcasing a complex network of drainage and transportation where the Mississippi River meets the heavy industry of the Illinois riverfront. This map highlights the significant hydraulic engineering of the Cahokia Diversion Channel and the Old Channel Wood River, which reshaped the floodplain to support settlements like Hartford, Roxana, and South Roxana.
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1888 · St. Louis
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1907 · Belleville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1927 · Alton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1927 · Edwardsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Edwardsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1933 · Granite City
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1934 · Alton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Granite City
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1935 · Monks Mound
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1935 · Columbia Bottom
USGS Topo · 1:24,000