Historic Map - Moline, IL - 1873

View of Moline, Rock Island County, I.L., 1873 / engraved & published by A. Hageboeck.

This panoramic print of Moline, Illinois was drawn and published by August Hageboeck in 1873. The industrious town of Moline began as soon as water power was generated at that location along the Mississippi River.

This new power source afforded several manufacturing interests to settle here including John Deere & Company. In the 1840's Mr. Deere relocated his steel plow works from Grand Detour to Moline. The company soon branched into other agricultural implement manufactures to become a leading employer of the area.

A fine public library building was erected in Moline in 1873.

The image, as seen from Rock Island, includes bridge and buildings.

This bird's-eye view map from 1873 shows buildings and clearly labeled street names.

Features references to the following locations:

1. Moline Water Power. Chas. Atkinson, President. Office, First National Bank Building.
2. Dimock, Gould & Co. Wooden Ware & Lumber Manufactures.
3. Barnard & Leas. Wheat Separator & Smut Mill Manufactures.
4. Moline Pump Co. A. S. Wright, President. Walter Hillhouse, Secretary. Ezra Smith, Treasurer.
5. J. S. Keator’s Steam Saw Mill.
6. Harris & Beery. Steam Jobbing Mill.
7. N. M. & R. H. Miller. Wooden Eave-Trough Manufacturers.
8. Congregational Church.
9. First National Bank. J. M. Gould, President. J. S. Keator, Vice-President. J. S. Gillmore, Cashier.
10. Thos. Dunn. Hardware.
11. Moline Lead Works. Barnard Rosenfield & Co.
12. Methodist Church.
13. J. M. Christy. Moline Steam Bakery.
14. Moline National Bank. S. W. Wheelock, President. Porter Skinner, Vice-President. C. W. Lobdell, Cashier. C. F. Hemenway, Assistant Cashier.
15. Moline Plow Co. S. W. Wheelock, President. Captain John Good, Henry Candee, R. K. Swan, Geo. Stephens, Andrew Friberg, Directors.
16. Residence of P. L. McKinnie, M. D.
17. Victor Scale Works.
18. S. W. Wheelock & Co. Paper Mill.
19. Residence of E. Okerberg.
20. Deere & Co. Moline Plow Works. John Deere, President. Chas. H. Deere, Vice-President. S. H. Velie, Secretary. G. W. Vinton, General Agent.
21. Residence of S. H. Velie.
22. Flour and Grist Mill.
23. Residence of Chas. H. Deere.
24. C. R. I. and P. and W. U. R. R. Depot.
25. Residence of A. Williams.
26. Residence of M. H. White.
27. Residence of H. H. Hill.
28. Williams, White & Co. Founders and Machinists.
29. Moline Review. News and Job Printing Office. Kennedy & Tillinghast.
30. Moline Malleable Iron Works. Henry H. Hill, President. Geo. M. Sargent, Secretary. C. M. Hill, Treasurer.
31. Moline Wagon Co. Morris Rosenfield, President. James First, Vice-President. Chas. A. Benser, Secretary.
32. Union Malleable Iron Works. C. S. Ells, President. C. O. Mitchell, Secretary. C. W. Heald, Treasurer.
33. Marseilles Quilt Factory.
34. Island of Rock Island.