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1978 Map of Parma

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Parma
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Parma and Risco anchor this survey of the Missouri Bootheel, revealing a landscape defined by an extensive drainage and water management system. The grid-like patterns of agricultural fields are interspersed with an intricate network of numbered channels, including Ditch No 1, Ditch No 44, and Ditch No 290, which serve to reclaim the low-lying terrain. To the southeast, the massive scale of The Floodway demonstrates the significant engineering efforts required to manage the regional hydrology.

Transportation and community life center on the St Louis Southwestern railroad line, which connects the primary settlements. Local history is documented through landmarks such as Mt Zion Ch and Parma Cem, while the presence of smaller locales like Tallapoosa, Lorwood, and Como suggests the distribution of rural populations during the late 1970s. Natural features like Caney Slough wind through the man-made infrastructure, marking the original character of this fertile alluvial plain.