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1954 Map of Oakville

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Oakville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Jefferson Barracks and its sprawling National Cemetery dominate the riverside bluffs where the Mississippi River meets the confluence of the Meramec River. This mid-century survey captures a landscape of Catholic institutions and developing residential pockets, with Nazareth Convent and St Francis of Assisi Sch serving the community of Oakville. The rail-and-river geography is evident along the Meramec, where the St Louis San Francisco railroad connects the smaller settlements of Ten Brook and Arnold.

Across the river in the Illinois bottomlands, the landscape shifts to a network of levees and agricultural sloughs including Long Slash Creek and Porter Lake. Unique local markers such as the Water Intake and the abandoned Riverview Sch reflect the changing infrastructure of the 1950s. The map also delineates established social hubs like the Hillcrest Country Club and the varied terrain of Chesley Island, providing a detailed look at the interface between the urbanizing St. Louis suburbs and the river floodplain.