1944 Map of Quincy

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Quincy anchors this 1944 landscape, where the Mississippi River creates a complex network of islands and backwaters like Orton Island and Fabius Island. On the Illinois side, the river bluffs are dotted with numerous rural institutions, including Melrose Chapel and a remarkably dense network of schoolhouses such as St Ludgerus School and Hickory Grove School. These smaller communities, including Marblehead and Ewbanks, show the early 20th-century settlement pattern tied to the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR. Across the river in Missouri, the terrain shifts to the flat bottomlands of the North Fabius River and South Fabius River. This geography highlights the industrial and transport reliance on the river, evidenced by the Munger Pumping Sta and various bay features like De Charles Bay.