1993 Map of Cape Girardeau

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The Mississippi River defines the eastern edge of this Missouri riverfront city, where the Burlington Northern railroad lines trace the bank and Southeast Missouri State University anchors the central urban landscape. The topography transitions from the alluvial Black Land Bottom in the south to the rolling hills of the north and west. Dozens of small cemeteries, including St Marys Cem, Old Hanover Cem, and the family-named Scism-Minton Cem, offer a rich record of the area's early settlement families and rural heritage outside the city center. Interstate development is visible at Interchange 96 and Interchange 93, illustrating the city's growth in the late twentieth century. To the west, Mount Tabor stands as a distinct landmark, while river features like Giboney Island and Marquette Island show the shifting character of the channel before the turn of the millennium.