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1963 Map of Eagle Center

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Eagle Center
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Eagle Center serves as the focal point for this agrarian landscape in eastern Iowa, situated at a crossroad within Eagle township. The map captures a moment in the early 1960s where rural social life remained anchored by local institutions, notably the St Mary Sch and the Geneseo Ch. The topography is defined by the winding course of Wolf Creek in the south and the branching tributaries of Miller Creek and Mud Creek to the north, which carve gentle valleys through the prairie farmland.

Evidence of local industry and infrastructure is present in the form of several scattered Gravel Pits and a Quarry near the eastern boundary. Genealogists will find particular value in the clearly marked burial grounds, including Township Cem, Spencer Cem, and Hill Cem, which are distributed among the townships of Big Creek, Geneseo, and Bruce. A small private airfield, Nichols Airport, highlights the modernization of the post-war rural landscape.