
The St Louis San Francisco railroad corridor anchors this mid-century topographic portrait of Phelps County, connecting the settlements of Rosati and St James. The landscape is a complex network of resource extraction and community landmarks, heavily dotted with numerous Claypits that reflect the region's industrial ties to fire clay mining. In the southwest corner, the State Federal Soldiers Home stands as a significant institutional landmark near the edge of St James, while the Rosati Lookout Tower overlooks the undulating terrain of Knob View.
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1903 · Sullivan
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1928 · Meramec Spring
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Steelville
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1933 · Steelville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1934 · Redbird
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1937 · Steelville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1938 · Redbird
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Cuba
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1948 · Oak Hill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1949 · Saint Louis
USGS Topo · 1:250,000