1972 Map of Mexico East

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Mexico serves as the focal point for this eastern Audrain County landscape in the early 1970s, notable for its concentrated industrial and educational infrastructure. The Missouri Military Academy and McMillan School anchor the residential developments, while the eastern fringes of the city give way to the Mexico Memorial Airport and a heavy concentration of claypits and extraction sites. This area reflects a mid-century economy driven by brick-making and logistics, with several major rail lines including the Gulf Mobile and Ohio and the Norfolk and Western converging to serve the local industry.