1980 Map of Quincy

About this map

Bentonville and the surrounding Hickory County landscape are captured in this 1980 orthophotoquad, which uses rectified aerial imagery to show the actual ground cover of the era. The terrain is characterized by a complex mix of wooded draws and cleared agricultural plots, revealing the rural land-use patterns of central Missouri just as the Harry S Truman Reservoir was impacting the local hydrology. In the southern portion of the map, the small settlement of Quincy appears as a cluster of structures at a local road junction. The photographic nature of this survey allows for the identification of specific farmsteads and field boundaries that standard topographic maps might generalize, providing a clear record of the area's transition during the early 1980s.