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1963 Map of Rolla

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Rolla
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Rolla sits at a crossroads of Missouri education and industry, serving as the home to the Missouri School of Mines and a regional hub for the St Louis-San Francisco railroad. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the urban grid—with its many neighborhood schools like Mark Twain Sch and Wyman Sch—to the deeply dissected topography of the Mark Twain National Forest. This 1963 revision documents the mid-century expansion of the city alongside traditional rural fixtures like the Roach Union Ch and numerous family cemeteries, including Strawhun Cem and Wiese Cem.

Resource extraction and geology are central themes, evidenced by the Beaver Creek Mine, several unnamed quarries, and notable karst features like Poole Hollow Cave and Point Bluff Cave. The presence of the Highway Patrol Academy and the KCLU Radio Tower reflects the town's role as a civic center for Phelps County, while outlying settlements like Doolittle and Northwye mark the early development of the interstate-era corridor.