
Keswick and Webster serve as the primary hubs in this mid-1960s portrait of rural Keokuk County, where the landscape is defined by the heavy presence of two major rail lines. The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads intersect near the center of the map, illustrating the importance of rail transport for the agricultural economy of the era. The terrain is deeply dissected by the South English River and German Creek, which wind through the townships of Adams, English River, Van Buren, and Plank.
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This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
1954 · Des Moines
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Des Moines
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Des Moines
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1965 · What Cheer
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · Harper
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · South English
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · Sigourney
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · Delta
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Deep River
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · North English
USGS Topo · 1:24,000