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1963 Map of Dexter

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Dexter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Dexter serves as the focal point for this survey, situated at a major rail intersection where the Missouri Pacific and St Louis Southwestern lines meet. The 1970s revisions, highlighted in purple, show the town’s growth toward the Dexter Municipal Airport and along major thoroughfares. Local infrastructure is well-defined, including the Stoddard PO, City Hall, and several educational facilities such as Central Sch and Southwest Sch.

The surrounding landscape of Liberty and Richland townships is characterized by agricultural development and early-century rural life. Numerous small congregations and burial grounds like Jerusalem Ch, Sadlers Cem, and Dowdy Cem are scattered across the terrain. Notable local landmarks including a Drive-in Theater and the Dudley Main Ditch illustrate the mid-century social and engineering efforts of this Stoddard County region.