1953 Map of Davenport West

About this map

The western outskirts of Davenport in the mid-1950s reveal a landscape transitioning from rural townships like Blue Grass and Hickory Grove toward the growing city limits. The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad bisects the terrain, passing through the settlement of Probstei and serving industrial markers such as a prominent Power station. Along the historic Telegraph Road, local geography is defined by a dense network of numbered schools, ranging from School No. 2 to School No. 9, and several family-named burial grounds including the Kisenmacher Cemetery and Friday Family Cemetery. Further south, the Royal Neighbors of America Home sits near the banks of the Mississippi River area, while the land between Duck Creek and Black Hawk Creek shows the established agricultural grid of the era.