1892 Map of Concordia

About this map

The Republican River meanders through this late nineteenth-century prairie landscape, anchoring a network of emerging agricultural centers across Republic and Cloud counties. This survey, conducted under the direction of J.W. Powell, illustrates the rapid expansion of the steam era as multiple major lines intersect the terrain. The Missouri Pacific Railway and Chicago Union Pacific Railway converge at Concordia, while the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway cuts through Scandia and Courtland.