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1926 Map of Sugar Lake

Name: 1926 Topographic Map of Sugar Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1926
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1926

About this map

The Missouri River defines the western edge of this 1920s survey, illustrating a landscape shaped by both the river's winding course and the heavy footprint of the railroad. Industrial and logistical hubs like Rushville and Armour are situated along the eastern bluffs, while Winthrop Sta and East Atchison facilitate connections across the water into Kansas. The floodplain is dotted with several oxbow lakes, including Mud Lake, Singleton Lake, and the prominent Sugar Lake, which sits within the Marshall district.

Education in this rural river valley was decentralized, as evidenced by a network of one-room schoolhouses such as Wilson School, Shearer School, and Fairview School. Transportation for the era is well-represented by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroads, which parallel the river and intersect near the Rock Island Highway. This survey incorporates early aerial photography from the U.S. Army Air Service to capture the complex drainage and culture of this Missouri-Kansas borderland.