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1961 Map of Leavenworth

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Leavenworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation and the sprawling correctional complexes of Leavenworth anchor this mid-century portrait of a critical Kansas military and institutional corridor. To the north, Sherman Army Airfield sits along a bend in the Missouri River, while the city's western edge is defined by the Federal Penitentiary and the southern reaches by the Kansas State Penitentiary and the Womens Industrial Farm.

Institutional footprints extend into the community through St Marys College and the large V A Hospital at Wadsworth. For those tracing local genealogy or land use, the map details established burial grounds like Mount Muncie Cem and Mount Calvary Cemetery, alongside rural educational landmarks such as Salt Creek Valley Sch and Hazel Dell Sch. The riverfront remains an active transit hub, featuring the Centennial Bridge and the Terminal Bridge connecting to Stillings on the Missouri bank.