1942 Map of Long Lane

About this map

Bennett Spring State Park serves as a centerpiece for this Ozark landscape, where the cold waters of Bennett Springs feed into the Niangua River. The 1942 edition reflects a rural society structured around local civic nodes, with a remarkable density of one-room schoolhouses such as London Smoke Sch, Independence Sch, and Cudd Sch serving the surrounding family farms. The southeastern corner of the map shows the influence of industrial transport, where the St Louis San Francisco railroad passes through the settlements of Phillipsburg and Conway. A deep network of creek-side roads and hollows, including Spring Hollow and Woodward Hollow, connects scattered landmarks like Limekiln Ford and Lone Rock Ch, providing a detailed look at the township divisions of Jasper, Wilson, and Washington as they stood before mid-century modernization.