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1965 Map of Iowa City West

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Iowa City West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Iowa City and its educational and medical institutions dominate the landscape of the Iowa River valley in the mid-1960s. The sprawling campus of the University of Iowa is shown in detail, including the Univ of Iowa Med Center, VA Hospital, and the historic Courthouse downtown. To the west, Coralville and University Heights show steady residential growth along the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad line and U S 6.

The northern reaches of the map are defined by the recently established Coralville Lake, where controlled inundation patterns mark the reservoir's edges near North Liberty. Local history is preserved in numerous burial grounds like Oakland Cemetery and St Joseph Cem, while the agrarian character of the surrounding West Lucas and Penn townships persists through scattered farmsteads and schools such as Penn Sch. Industrial activity is noted at several sites, including a Quarry near the river and a Sandpit by the Iowa City Municipal Airport.