
The Des Moines River carves a deep, winding valley through the center of this landscape, separating the townships of Worth and Cass from Colfax and Garden. Surveyed in 1911, the map documents a dense network of rural schoolhouses, such as Rosebud School and Independence School, indicating a well-populated agricultural interior before the mid-century consolidation of rural districts.
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1905 · Des Moines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1907 · Des Moines
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1908 · Waukee
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1911 · Slater
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1912 · Ames
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1913 · Slater
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1914 · Madrid
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1914 · Ames
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1916 · Boone
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Adel
USGS Topo · 1:62,500