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1956 Map of Pomona

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Pomona
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Marais Des Cygnes River carves a winding path across this Franklin County landscape, its tight oxbows defining the geography between the settlements of Pomona and Richter. The mid-century infrastructure of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad corridor provides a secondary axis of development, connecting rural stations and supporting small communities like Homewood and Ransomville.

Evidence of early 20th-century rural life is well-preserved through several family and community landmarks, including the Middleton Sch and Greenwood Sch. Significant historical boundaries are also recorded, such as the Old Indian Bdy cutting through the Chippewa Hills in the northeast. The distribution of sites like Central Ch and the Woodlawn Cem reflects a settled agricultural society where local commerce was bolstered by small-scale industrial features like a Mine near the southern border and a Quarry in the northwest.