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1975 Map of Mokane East

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Mokane East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Missouri River bottomlands dominate this mid-1970s landscape, where the shifting waters define the boundary between Callaway and Osage counties. The river's influence is evident in the naming of St Aubert Island and Binggeli Island, separated from the mainland by the St Aubert Chute and Mollie Dozier Chute. Transportation corridors hug the valley floor, with the Missouri - Kansas - Texas railroad serving the northern bank through Steedman and Mokane, while the Missouri Pacific line runs parallel to the southern shore through Chamois.

Family history and early settlement patterns are preserved through numerous rural burial grounds, including Shobe Cem, Bode Cem, and Lawrence Cem. Upland from the floodplains, the terrain is deeply dissected by drainages such as Auxvasse Creek and Hogpen Hollow. Industrial footprints are visible at various quarry sites and a prominent powerplant near the riverbank, signaling the modern utility infrastructure of the era.