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1942 Map of Morrison

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Morrison
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Missouri River and Gasconade River dominate this 1942 landscape, where river-bottom agriculture and upland topography meet. Along the northern bank of the Missouri, the Missouri Pacific railroad connects riverside towns like Morrison and Gasconade to the wider region. The map captures a transition in river transportation, documenting active river crossings such as Feigler Ferry, Brown Shanty Ferry, and Krueger Ford along the Gasconade and its tributaries.

Local rural life is densely recorded through numerous family and community landmarks, including the Wittenbach Cem and religious centers like Starkenburg and Zion Church. The distribution of one-room schoolhouses, from Mud Creek Sch to Best Bottom Sch, reflects the localized settlement patterns of Osage, Gasconade, and Montgomery Counties during the early 20th century. Named river features like Heckman Island and Portland Island reveal the complex hydrology of the Missouri before mid-century navigational changes altered the channel.