1968 Map of Alcester NW

About this map

The rural townships of Lincoln, Highland, Pleasant, and Norway define the landscape of this corner of Lincoln County in the late 1960s. The map reveals a high density of rural institutions that once served the agricultural community, including a series of namesake schools such as Plain View Sch, Pleasant Ridge Sch, and Highland Center Sch. This grid-based settlement pattern is characteristic of the Missouri River Basin development era, where section roads connect small hamlets like Norway Center with local houses of worship.