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1906 Map of Potosi

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of Potosi
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

The mining and agricultural settlements of Washington County define this landscape surveyed in 1904. Potosi serves as a primary hub, situated along the St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern RR, while smaller communities like Belgrade, Caledonia, and Palmer dot the surrounding townships. The area is characterized by a dense network of watercourses, including the Big River and Fourche a Renault, which supported early industry as evidenced by Hunters Mill in Belleview.

Relief features such as Little Pilot Knob and the various hollows and branches reveal the undulating Ozark foothills. The map records the early 20th-century transition from isolated rural outposts to a region connected by rail and river transport, capturing family-named landmarks and small post offices like Sunlight, Brock, and Shirley before modern development altered these traditional Missouri crossroads.