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1956 Map of Glenwood

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Glenwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Glenwood serves as the focal point for this Mills County survey, situated at the crossroads of the Burlington Northern railroad and several local creek drainages. The town's institutional presence is anchored by the large State School complex and community spaces like Glenwood Lake Park. To the northeast, Silver City sits near the confluence of the Norfolk and Western line and the winding Silver Creek.

The surrounding countryside reveals a dense network of rural infrastructure typical of mid-century Iowa. A remarkable number of local schools are documented, including West Liberty School No 1, West Liberty Sch No 2, Everham Sch, Pleasant Grove Sch, and Goheen Sch. This distribution, along with the Hillsdale Cem and Holy Rosary Ch, highlights the decentralized settlement pattern before the full consolidation of rural districts. Small shipping points and junctions like Balfour and Hillsdale further illustrate the historical rail-and-agriculture economy of the region.