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1907 Map of Nebraska City

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of Nebraska City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1907
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1907

About this map

Nebraska City serves as the focal point of this 1905 survey, showing the riverfront town at a height of its early twentieth-century growth. Situated on the bluffs above the Missouri River, the city layout includes the established grounds of Morton Park and a dense network of streets that transition into the surrounding agricultural landscape. The map provides a remarkable view of the regional infrastructure, detailing several rail lines including the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR and the Missouri Pacific RR, which connected river commerce to the interior.

Beyond the urban center, the countryside is dotted with rural institutions that anchored early homesteading communities. Numerous schools such as Castle Grove School and Zion School appear alongside landmarks like St Lukes Church and Graham Mill. The shifting course of the Missouri River is well-documented, showing features like Mule Slough and Gibson Lake on the Iowa-Nebraska border, as well as small riverfront settlements such as Minersville and Payne PO.