1884 Map of Fort Scott
USGS Topo · Published 1954About this map
Fort Scott serves as the regional nexus for this late nineteenth-century landscape, where the convergence of three major rail lines—the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad, the Kansas City Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad, and the Missouri Pacific Railroad—signals a period of rapid expansion. The survey documents the intricate network of townships across Bourbon and Crawford counties, including Scott, Pawnee, and Walnut. Small rural outposts like Hiattville, Farlington, and Uniontown dot the prairie, each connected by early transport routes that follow the drainage patterns of the Marmaton River and Little Osage River.
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Editions of this 1884 Fort Scott Map
This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
Historical Maps of Fort Scott Through Time
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