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1963 Map of Rich Hill

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Rich Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Rich Hill serves as the primary hub of this landscape, its dense street grid positioned near the Missouri Pacific railroad. The surrounding terrain is a complex network of wetlands and river bends, where the Osage River and Little Osage River converge amidst a labyrinth of oxbow lakes and sloughs such as Wolf Lake, Dollar Lake, and Ingram Slash. This area reveals a rural economy shaped by both extraction and navigation, evidenced by the presence of Monnum Mines and the Miami Drainage Ditch.

Educational life in this period was distributed across several rural schoolhouses, including Ovid Sch, Greencastle Sch, and Stone Gate Sch. Smaller settlements like Carbon Center and Panama are visible alongside specialized landmarks like the Artesian Well. The boundary between Bates Co and Vernon Co follows the erratic path of the river systems, highlighting the natural watercourses that defined local property and jurisdictional lines.