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1960 Map of Atchison East

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Atchison East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Atchison serves as the focal point of this riverfront survey, where the Missouri River forms the state boundary between Kansas and Missouri. The landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the era, including the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad and a network of levees protecting the lowlands at McQueen Bend and Rushville Bend. Educational institutions like St Benedicts College and Mt Scholastica Academy anchor the city, while the Missouri side features the small settlements of Winthrop, Armour, and Rushville.

Notable for local historians, the map tracks numerous rural landmarks and early aviation sites, such as the East Atchison Airport and the Drive-in Theater near the riverbank. Recreational and religious life is evident in the presence of Lewis and Clark State Park and the Chapel on the Lake, situated near Sugar Lake. The terrain transitions from the developed river bottoms to the dissected uplands of Shannon and Rush townships.