1927 Map of St. Charles

The map reveals a dense network of country schools such as Point Prairie Sch and Wunseh Sch, and small river settlements like Portage Des Sioux and Grafton. Water features define the Missouri-Illinois borderlands, from the broad expanse of Pelican Island to the interior wetlands of Marais Temps Clair and Marais Croche. Rail transit is anchored by the Chicago Burlington And Quincy and the Wabash Railroad, which facilitated commerce before the extensive highway developments of later decades.