1980 Map of Sedalia East

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Sedalia dominates the western half of this 1980 orthophotograph, showing its developed urban grid transitioning into the surrounding agricultural landscape of Pettis County. Produced by the Geological Survey and the Soil Conservation Service, this imagery captures the city's growth and the precise layout of its residential and industrial sectors during the early 1980s. South of the city, a winding Creek meanders through the farmland, its wooded banks providing a sharp visual contrast to the rectangular patterns of the cultivated fields and property lines. This orthophotoquad is a valuable record for researchers interested in mid-century land use and the physical expansion of this central Missouri hub before modern suburban developments altered the rural fringes.