1893 Map of Atchison
USGS Topo · Published 1893About this map
The Iowa Indian Reservation dominates the northern corner of this landscape, positioned along the serpentine curves of the Missouri River. Surveyed shortly after the mid-1880s, the map reveals a dense network of steam-era transportation, where the Missouri Pacific Railroad and the Chicago Kansas and Nebraska Railroad converge on regional hubs like Atchison and Troy. The river valley itself is defined by shifting channels and oxbows, including Sugar Lake and Prairie Lake, which hint at the waterway's historical volatility before modern stabilization.
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Editions of this 1893 Atchison Map
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Historical Maps of Atchison Through Time
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