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1952 Map of Savanna

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Savanna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Savanna Ordnance Depot dominates the riverfront landscape south of Hanover, marking a period of intense military industrial presence along the Mississippi River. This mid-century survey reveals a complex network of logistics and natural preservation, where the high bluffs of Mississippi Palisades State Park overlook the sprawling wetlands of the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge.

Away from the river, the landscape transitions into a dense grid of rural schoolhouses and small townships like Pleasant Valley and Woodland. Many of these local landmarks, such as Moffett Sch and Clifton Sch, are already noted as abandoned by the early 1950s, signaling a shift in the region's educational and social geography. Transportation is defined by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and the Burlington and Quincy railroads, which parallel the waterway and connect small stops like Marcus and Ayers.