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1940 Map of Kirkwood

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Kirkwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

The Meramec River and the industrial corridors of the Missouri Pacific and St Louis San Francisco railroads define the transition between early suburban development and rural St. Louis County. This survey shows the established township of Kirkwood as a major educational and social hub, marked by institutional campuses like St Joseph College, Ursuline Academy, and Maryhurst Normal School.

Smaller, distinct neighborhoods and settlements such as Windsor Springs, Meacham Park, and Crystal Lake are visible alongside local landmarks like the Woodlawn Country Club. Further south, the landscape becomes more dispersed toward Fenton and Sappington, with family-named schools like Larkin Williams Sch and Rott Sch serving the local farming communities before the era of intensive highway construction.