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1954 Map of St. Charles

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of St. Charles
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Missouri River defines the landscape of this mid-1950s survey, separating the urban development of St Charles from the low-lying Missouri Bottom. The city serves as a hub of education and community life, anchored by Lindenwood College and Sacred Heart Academy, while a dense cluster of burial grounds like St Peters Cem and Lutheran Cem reflect the area’s long-standing genealogy. Beyond the urban core, small settlements like Boschertown and Blase punctuate the landscape near the Chicago Burlington and Quincy tracks.

Industrial and transit infrastructure is prominent, including the Mark Twain Expressway under construction and specialized sites like the St Charles Airport and Kratz Airport. Along the river, complex hydrological features such as Marais Croche and Graus Lake sit behind protective levees, showing the ongoing management of the fertile but flood-prone floodplain before the major expansion of suburban St. Louis reached Hazelwood and Robertson.