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1948 Map of Augusta

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Augusta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

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The Missouri River winds along the southern edge of this landscape, framing a region defined by agricultural river bottoms and upland timber. In the late 1940s, the riverside communities of Augusta and Defiance served as local hubs, while the massive Weldon Spring Ordnance Works and the adjacent Augusta Busch Wildlife Area occupied the northeastern corner, reflecting the area's transition from wartime production to conservation.

Education was deeply localized during this era, evidenced by a dense network of one-room schools like Wide Awake Sch, Happy Glen Sch, and Richmond Sch. Infrastructure of the time is clearly marked, including the Missouri Pacific railroad and a major Pipe Line cutting through the terrain. Notable landmarks such as the Emmaus Sanitarium and the Tavern Rock Quarry near Klondike provide specific points of interest for those tracing the industrial and social history of St. Charles and Franklin Counties.