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1964 Map of Sergeant Bluff

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Sergeant Bluff
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Morningside College and the surrounding residential districts of Morningside anchor the urban landscape in this Woodbury County study. The map illustrates a period of significant growth for Sioux City, shown through purple revisions that trace the expansion of the Sioux City Corporate Boundary into previously open land. This development is balanced by large, established burial grounds including Graceland Park Cemetery and Memorial Park Cemetery.

South of the city, the settlement of Sergeant Bluff sits at the edge of the flood plain, characterized by the Farmers Ditch and the waters of Browers Lake. The infrastructure of the era is well-defined by the convergence of major rail lines, including the Chicago and North Western and the Milwaukee and St Paul, which intersect the landscape alongside an Old Railroad Grade. Institutional landmarks such as the Nursing Home and the County Home provide insight into the social geography of the county in the early 1970s.