1954 Map of Worden

About this map

The boundary between Macoupin and Madison counties anchors this mid-century survey, a region defined by its dense intersection of transportation and industry. In Worden and Livingston, the landscape is partitioned by the heavy presence of the Chicago and North Western, Wabash, and Illinois Terminal railroads. These lines served the local extraction economy, evidenced by several Mine Dumps and emerging oil infrastructure including Oil Wells and an Oil Tank near the northern edge of the Olive township.