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1951 Map of Camden

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Camden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

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The Missouri River meanders through this landscape, flanked by an extensive network of levees and flood gates that protect the surrounding bottomlands and oxbows like Big Lake and Ralph Lake. To the north, the terrain transitions into the rolling hills of Richmond and Orrick, where the rail lines of the Wabash and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe parallel the river's path, serving industrial outposts like Fleming and the coal-producing area around Camden.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific local landmarks, including several schools such as Lillard Sch and Fitch Sch, and rural congregations at Friendship Ch and Missouri Valley Ch. Family history researchers can also locate the Lewis Cem, Barcher Cem, and Cravens Cem. Industrial evidence is scattered throughout, from the mine dumps near Waterloo to the rail infrastructure at Camden Junction.