1970 Map of Bloomsdale

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The Mississippi River cuts a wide swath through this borderland between Missouri and Illinois, separating the dense network of ravines in Ste Genevieve County from the flat bottomlands of the northeast. This 1970s landscape is defined by its deep hollows, such as Jackson Hollow and Wolf Hollow, which drain toward the river via Establishment Creek and Pourche a Du Clos. The community of Bloomsdale sits near the southern edge of the sheet, served by the Bloomsdale Sch, while the riverfront history is anchored by Fort Chartres State Park across the water. Transport corridors like the St Louis San Francisco railroad and the Missouri Pacific line trace the river’s path, connecting small riverfront settlements like Clement and Kidd. Numerous active and historical Quarries dot the bluffs near Needmore, pointing to the region's extraction industries.