Chicago waterways. Sheet no. 16, Chicago River, Ill., North Branch, 1911 / U.S. Engineers Office, Chicago, Ill., Oct. 7, 1911 ; surveyed under the direction of Lieut. Col. Geo. A. Zinn, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army by A.T. Grohmann, C.E. ; river topography taken by G.B. Shaffer, surveyor ; inshore topography by F.J. McGowan, surveyor ; assisted by W.J Neidhardt, N.R. Shefpo, recorders ; maps computed, plotted & drawn by M.P. Williams, surveyor ; assisted by H.W. Rhodes [and others].

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Map of a section of the North Branch Chicago River in the Avondale and North Center areas of Chicago. Coverage area extends from Diversey Boulevard north to Belmont Avenue, and from North Rockwell Street east to Clybourne [Clybourn] Avenue. Proposed channel lines and turning basins are shown in red....

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Uniform Title:House document (United States. Congress. House) ; 63rd Congress, 1st session, no. 237.
Corporate Authors: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Chicago District (Cartographer)
United States. Congress House
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Engineer Office
Geological Survey (U.S.) (Engraver, Printer)
Other Authors: Williams, M. P. (Cartographer, Surveyor)
Grohmann, A. T. (Surveyor)
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : [Government Printing Office], [1913]
Edition:[United States Congressional Serial Set edition].
Series:House document (United States. Congress. House) ; 63rd Congress, 1st session, no. 237.
Subjects:
Chicago River (Ill.) > Maps.
Channels (Hydraulic engineering) > Illinois > Chicago River > Planning > Maps.
Rivers > Illinois > Chicago > Maps.
Avondale (Chicago, Ill.) > Maps.
North Center (Chicago, Ill.) > Maps.
Chicago (Ill.) > Maps.
Bathymetric maps.
Thematic maps.
Maps.
Genre:
Maps.
Bathymetric maps.
Thematic maps.
Physical Description:1 map : color ; 48 x 63 cm.
Variant Title:
Chicago River, Ill., North Branch, 1911
Cartographic Data:Scale 1:1,800. 1 in. = 150 ft.
(W 87°41ʹ39ʺ--W 87°40ʹ48ʺ/N 41°56ʹ24ʺ--N 41°55ʹ54ʺ).
Format: Map
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Summary:
Map of a section of the North Branch Chicago River in the Avondale and North Center areas of Chicago. Coverage area extends from Diversey Boulevard north to Belmont Avenue, and from North Rockwell Street east to Clybourne [Clybourn] Avenue. Proposed channel lines and turning basins are shown in red. Shows building footprints and names of major buildings.
Note:Depths shown by soundings.
"September 15, 1913.—Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed, with illustrations."—Page [1] of accompanying House document.
"To accompany report of this date [Oct. 7, 1911] to the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army."
Map detached from a United States House of Representatives document (Serial Set 6542 H.doc.237): Chicago harbor and adjacent waterways. Letter from the secretary of war transmitting, with a letter from the chief of engineers, reports in preliminary examination and survey of harbors and rivers at or near Chicago, Ill., including Chicago harbor, Chicago River, Calumet harbor, Grand Calumet and Little Calumet rivers, Ill. and index, Lake Calumet and necessary connection with Calumet River, and the lake shore from the mouth of Chicago River to the city of Gary, index, for the purpose of reporting a plan for a complete, systematic, and broad improvement of harbor facilities for Chicago and adjacent territory.
Call Number:G4104.C6P53 1911 U5 Map Sheet 13