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1913 Map of Queen City

Name: 1913 Topographic Map of Queen City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1913
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1913

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The Chariton River carves a winding path through the western half of this 1913 survey, defining the rural landscape at the border of Putnam and Schuyler counties. Two competing rail lines, the St Louis and Iowa (Wabash) and the Iowa and St Louis, facilitate the transport of livestock and agriculture from the central hub of Queen City and the southern mining settlement of Connelsville.

This era is marked by a dense network of country schools distributed throughout townships like Elm and Salt River, with names like Jimtown, Button, and Satterfield serving as local community anchors. Small stops and sidings like Jones Spur and Reinhart along the river reflect a reliance on rail transport before the expansion of modern road systems, while the presence of Tan Lake and Scobee Lake suggests the importance of water management in this agricultural region.