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1953 Map of Clinton South

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Clinton South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Clinton serves as the focal point of this mid-century survey, showing the town's dense residential grid and institutional core featuring the CH, Po, and several local schools like Franklin Sch and Washington Sch. The surrounding landscape is defined by the meandering courses of the South Grand River and Deepwater Creek, where the natural bottomlands contrast with the industrial activity emerging to the south.

Evidence of the region's extractive economy is clear near the southern boundary, where the Hilty Mine, Johnson Mine, and a large Strip Mine are located. Rural life is anchored by dispersed landmarks including Golden Gate Ch and Shiloh Sch, while the transportation network is dominated by the Missouri Kansas Texas and St Louis San Francisco railroads, which facilitated the movement of coal and agricultural goods during this era.