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1956 Map of Plattsmouth

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Plattsmouth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The confluence of the Platte River and the Missouri River anchors this mid-century topographical record, illustrating the vital rail and waterway nexus at the border of Sarpy and Cass Counties. The landscape is defined by the industrial and military expansion of the era, notably the sprawling Offutt Air Force Base in the north and the established rail lines of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and the Chicago Pacific and Missouri.

Detailed rural infrastructure is visible in the numerous country schoolhouses like Woodbine Sch and Taylor Sch that dot the hills overlooking the river bottoms. In Plattsmouth, the map documents the neighborhood-level layout of First Ward Sch and Columbian Sch, alongside the Oak Hill Cemetery. This survey preserves the exact locations of vanished river-edge features such as Oreapolis and the distinct layout of Cedar Island before later hydrological changes altered the riverbanks.