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1954 Map of Clayton

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Clayton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

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Forest Park anchors the southeast corner of this mid-century Missouri landscape, revealing a cultural and institutional heart that includes the Art Museum, the Jewel Box, and the Science Center. The surrounding suburban expansion of University City, Clayton, and Richmond Heights is documented through a dense network of educational and religious sites. Academic institutions such as Washington University, Concordia Seminary, and Fontbonne College are prominent, while the northern reaches show the early footprint of the Lambert-St Louis International Airport and the National Guard facilities.

The industrial and military presence of the era is marked by the Ordinance Plant and the U S Army Records Center, illustrating the region's mid-century strategic importance. Local genealogists will find value in the detailed plotting of numerous cemeteries like Oak Grove Cemetery and Memorial Park Cemetery, alongside dozens of neighborhood schools and churches that defined community life in municipalities like Ferguson and Overland before the full maturation of the interstate system.