1961 Map of Platte City

About this map

Platte City sits at the convergence of the serpentine Platte River and the sweeping Missouri River on this mid-century topographic survey. The landscape is defined by the sharp contrast between the flat alluvial bottomlands of the Delaware bend and the rising bluffs that hold settlements like Beverly and Farley. In the southwestern corner, the Kansas State Penitentiary Farm occupies the fertile grounds along the Missouri shore, illustrating the area's institutional history alongside its agricultural roots.