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1993 Map of Ames

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Ames
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The South Skunk River and Iowa River systems define this central Iowa landscape, where the agricultural grid is punctuated by university expansion and state-managed conservation areas. In the southern reach, Iowa State University anchors the growth of Ames, while the Chicago and North Western railroad provides a primary transport spine connecting smaller grain-handling settlements like Jewell and Radcliffe.

Conservation history is prominent along the river bluffs, visible in the established boundaries of Ledges State Park and Pine Lake State Park. Farther north, the map documents significant local institutions such as the State Training School For Boys near Eldora and Iowa Central Comm College in Webster City. This 1993 edition, compiled from earlier surveys and 1990 aerial photography, captures the region's transition into a modern educational and agricultural hub before the turn of the millennium.