1956 Map of Des Moines NE

About this map

Ankeny and the northern outskirts of Des Moines represent a landscape in transition on this 1956 survey, which was updated with purple revisions from the late 1960s and early 1970s. The northern corridor is defined by the Chicago and North Western and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroads, which served early industrial and agricultural hubs like Oralabor and Enterprise. The drainage of Fourmile Creek and Muchikinock Creek provides a natural counterpoint to the growing urban footprint, particularly around the established neighborhoods of Saylor and Marquisville.