1926 Map of Saint Joseph

About this map

St. Joseph and Savannah anchor this mid-1920s topographical study of the Missouri River valley, where the border between Missouri and Kansas follows the shifting waters. The landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Chicago Great Western and Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroads, which supported a rural economy dotted with one-room schoolhouses like Hummon School, Gee School, and Liggett School. The topography reveals the complex drainage of the One Hundred and Two River and Nodaway River as they converge toward the floodplain.