Chicago waterways. Sheet no. 23, Grand and Little Calumet River Ill., at the junction, 1911 / U.S. Engineer 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. ; assisted by G.B. Schaffer [and others] ; maps computed, plotted & drawn by M.P. Williams, surveyor [and others].

Map of the confluence of the Grand Calumet River and Little Calumet River to form the Calumet River, in the vicinity of the boundary of the Hegewisch area of Chicago and the village of Burnham. Proposed channel lines are shown in red. Shows railroads, Public Land Survey System lines and numbering, a...

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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:
Calumet River (Ill.) > Maps.
Grand Calumet River (Ind. and Ill.) > Maps.
Little Calumet River (Ind. and Ill.) > Maps.
Calumet Region (Ill. and Ind.) > Maps.
Hegewisch (Chicago, Ill.) > Maps.
Burnham (Ill.) > Maps.
Channels (Hydraulic engineering) > Illinois > Calumet River > Planning > Maps.
Channels (Hydraulic engineering) > Grand Calumet River (Ind. and Ill.) > Planning > Maps.
Channels (Hydraulic engineering) > Little Calumet River (Ind. and Ill.) > Planning > Maps.
Rivers > Calumet Region (Ill. and Ind.) > Maps.
Rivers > Illinois > Chicago > Maps.
Rivers > Illinois > Burnham > Maps.
Bathymetric maps.
Thematic maps.
Maps.
Genre:
Maps.
Bathymetric maps.
Thematic maps.
Physical Description:1 map : color ; 48 x 63 cm.
Variant Title:
Grand and Little Calumet River Ill., at the junction, 1911
Cartographic Data:Scale 1:3,600. 1 in. = 300 ft.
(W 87°34ʹ31ʺ--W 87°32ʹ38ʺ/N 41°39ʹ11ʺ--N 41°38ʹ10ʺ).
Format: Map
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Summary:
Map of the confluence of the Grand Calumet River and Little Calumet River to form the Calumet River, in the vicinity of the boundary of the Hegewisch area of Chicago and the village of Burnham. Proposed channel lines are shown in red. Shows railroads, Public Land Survey System lines and numbering, and building footprints and names of selected major buildings, including the Ryan Car Company and the Western Street Car & Foundry Company.
Note:Relief shown by contours. Depths shown by soundings and isolines.
"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."
"War Department. Corps 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 20