1956 Map of Des Moines NE

About this map

The northern expansion of Des Moines into Saylor and Delaware townships is documented here through a complex web of industrial and suburban growth. The landscape is defined by the heavy rail infrastructure of the Chicago and North Western and Chicago Great Western railroads, which facilitated the development of outlying settlements like Ankeny and Oralabor. Revisions from 1967 highlight the rapid evolution of the corridor, specifically the massive footprint of Interstate 35 and 80 cutting across the southern portion of the sheet.