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1951 Map of Leavenworth

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Leavenworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation and the city of Leavenworth anchor this 1951 study of the Missouri River bank. The landscape is defined by institutional land use, showing the massive Federal Penitentiary and the Sherman Air Force Base positioned north of the city center. This era shows a dense concentration of medical and educational facilities, including St Marys College, St Johns Hospital, and the Veterans Hospital at Wadsworth.

South of the city, the Kansas State Penitentiary and the Womens Industrial Home are located near Lansing, illustrating the specialized development of the river corridor. Rural sections like Kickapoo and High Prairie are dotted with small landmarks like the Society Sons of Truth Cemetery and Hund School. The transport network relies on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad and the Terminal Bridge, which connects the Kansas bluff to Stillings across the Missouri River.