
The St Francis River dictates the landscape of this southern Missouri region, winding through the borderlands of Saint Francois, Madison, and Wayne counties. In the late 1940s, this area remained defined by small-scale rural infrastructure, evidenced by numerous river crossings like Marsh Ford, Shelton Ford, and Reed Bend Ford. Settlements such as French Mills and Coldwater serve as focal points for a community connected by a network of one-room schools, including Mt Pisgah Sch and Reed Bend Sch, and country churches like Tantrough Ch and Miller Chapel.
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1910 · Higdon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1926 · Des Arc
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1929 · Des Arc
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1930 · Coldwater
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Piedmont
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1933 · Marquand
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1934 · Greenville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Zalma
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Piedmont
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1937 · Ironton
USGS Topo · 1:48,000