1941 Map of Jefferson Barracks

About this map

Jefferson Barracks and the sprawling Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery anchor this mid-century study of the southern St. Louis suburbs and the industrial riverfront. This era was defined by a landscape of institutional campuses and religious centers, including Eden Seminary, Kenrick Seminary, and the Notre Dame Convent. The Mississippi River remains the primary geographical axis, flanked by the Sugar Loaf Bottoms and the massive engineering of the River Des Peres Drainage Channel. Heavy rail infrastructure from the Missouri Pacific and St Louis San Francisco lines cuts through established communities like Webster Groves, Maplewood, and Affton, illustrating the region's growth from streetcar suburbs into a major metropolitan corridor. Numerous burial grounds and mausoleums, such as Mt Hope Mausoleum and Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, are meticulously documented throughout the quadrangle.