1972 Map of Maryknoll

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The Cuivre River defines the southern portion of this Missouri landscape, winding past the village of Chain of Rocks and the border between Lincoln and St. Charles counties. In the early 1970s, this area was characterized by a transition from the agricultural uplands of Monroe township to the river lowlands, marked by the distinctive Flatwoods terrain. Local transport and industry are evident through the Burlington Northern rail line and the presence of a Landing Strip and Quarry near the center of the sheet. Community life centers on small settlements like Ethlyn and Old Monroe, supported by rural congregations at True Gospel Ch, Highland Prairie Ch, and St Pauls Ch. An Old Grade road and several utility Pipelines cut across the drainage basins of Bobs Creek and Brushy Fork, illustrating the physical infrastructure of the era.