El Paso, Illinois, 1869 – Antique Map Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique map of El Paso, Illinois, 1869 brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Bird's eye view of the city of El Paso, Woodford County, Illinois 1869
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El Paso, Illinois, 1869
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El Paso, Illinois, a small town in Woodford County, was in 1869 a farming community whose fortunes rested on the prairie around it. Corn, oats, and wheat grown on nearby farms moved by rail, and the town's grain shipping tied it to the markets of Chicago, a few score miles to the northeast. Residents in these years were still rebuilding local life after the Civil War, and the growth of churches, schools, and businesses along the main streets reflected a settled, mostly agricultural population. A bird's-eye view from this moment shows a town still defined by its railroad line and the open fields that fed it.
| Created / published | 1869 |
|---|---|
| Creator | ruger, a., chicago lithographing co |
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Illinois |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 7,120 × 5,376 px · prints to 24 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's eye view of the city of El Paso, Woodford County, Illinois 1869 |
| Reference | IL-ElPaso-1869 |
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