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1949 Map of Augusta

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Augusta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

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The Missouri River carves a massive bend through the center of this landscape, separating the rugged bluffs of St. Charles and Franklin Counties. In the late 1940s, this area was defined by a transition from traditional agricultural settlements like New Melle and Augusta to large-scale land uses, most notably the expansive Weldon Spring Ordnance Works and the August Busch Wildlife Area.

Railroad connectivity is prominent along the river corridor, with the Missouri Pacific and Missouri-Kansas-Texas lines serving riverside towns such as Matson and Klondike. Notable landmarks of the era include the Emmaus Sanitarium near Dutzow and the Purina Mills Farm in the south. Dozens of rural schoolhouses, from Wide Awake School to Happy Glen School, document the distributed rural population before the consolidation of mid-century education systems.