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1955 Map of Wood River

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Wood River
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Industrial expansion and river management dominate this mid-century view of Madison County, where the Mississippi River and the Chain of Rocks Canal meet. The heavy infrastructure of the Oil Refinery at Hartford and the extensive rail networks of the Illinois Terminal and Gulf Mobile and Ohio RR underscore the region's role as a transportation and manufacturing hub. Just south of Wood River, the Cahokia Diversion Channel cuts across the landscape, altering the natural flow toward the Chouteau American Bottom.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the placement of numerous community landmarks, including St Paul Ch and family-named burial grounds like Sanders Cem and Spangle Cem. Cultural history is preserved at the Lewis and Clark State Memorial Park and ancient Indian Mounds, while the residential growth of Roxana, South Roxana, and Mitchell is visible through the 1968 photorevisions.