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1957 Map of Edwards

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Edwards
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Edwards sits at the heart of this Missouri survey, which captures the rugged topography of Benton County during the mid-1930s. The landscape is defined by the winding northern reaches of the Lake of the Ozarks, specifically including the Deer Creek Arm of Lake of the Ozarks. This era of development is marked by a network of rural education centers, including Pleasant Green School, Rock Spring School, and Globe School, which served the scattered families living among the numerous hollows such as Hastain Hollow and Wolf Hollow.

Transportation through the deeply dissected terrain relied on established routes like the Warsaw Road and Edwards Road. Near the water, Northview Camp suggests the early recreational footprint along the newly formed lake. The intricate contour work by surveyors C.W. McCaw and J.F.W. Smith reveals a complex drainage system where Turkey Creek and Buck Branch carve through the limestone hills toward the main reservoir.