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1953 Map of Pilot Grove North

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Pilot Grove North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The confluence of the Blackwater River and Lamine River dominates this mid-century portrait of Cooper County, Missouri. The settlement of Blackwater sits along the Missouri Pacific railroad line, while Chouteau Springs serves as a local landmark further east. The landscape is a network of river bottomlands and high bluffs, such as Roberts Bluff, connected by a series of crossings including Blackwater Bridge, Dicks Bridge, and Bryant Bottom Bridge.

Evidence of rural community life is preserved through numerous country schools and houses of worship, like the Locust Grove Sch and Lamine Ch. Industrial and utility infrastructure is also noted, from a Quarry near Widel Lake to the significant Pipe Lines cutting through the southern terrain. This survey provides a record of the region's transport network, featuring the Texas Missouri Kansas route and the Chouteau Sch (Abandoned), indicating shifting population patterns in the post-war era.