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1967 Map of Cape Girardeau

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Cape Girardeau
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The city of Cape Girardeau dominates this mid-century survey, positioned along the western bank of the Mississippi River as it passes Giboney Island. The urban core is a dense network of institutional and educational landmarks, including Southeast Missouri State College, St Vincents College, and Notre Dame High Sch. Extensive public spaces like Arena Park and Capaha Park provide greenery amidst the residential expansion pushing westward toward the Kings Highway.

Industrial activity is concentrated south of the city, evidenced by the Cement Plant, several Quarries, and the intersecting lines of the St Louis San Francisco and Missouri Pacific railroads. Rural edges reveal a lineage of local settlement through numerous family and church burial grounds such as Old Hanover Cem, McKendree Cem, and Erwin Cem. The topography is defined by the drainage of La Croix Creek and Sloan Creek, which carve through the river bluffs.