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1961 Map of Troy

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Troy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

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The Missouri River forms the northern boundary of this region, winding through the Burr Oak Bottom as it separates Kansas from Missouri. Centered on the city of Troy, the landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the flat river valley to the dissected bluffs carved by Mosquito Creek and Cottonwood Creek. The transportation network of the early 1960s is anchored by two major rail lines, the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and the Union Pacific, which intersect near the eastern edge of the township.

Local history is deeply etched into the countryside through its numerous rural institutions. Small schoolhouses like Mosquito Creek Sch and Old Sixty Sch are preserved alongside a significant collection of family and community burial grounds, including the Charleston Cem and Courter Ritchey Cem. To the east, the settlement of Blair sits along the rail line, while nearby Roadside Park suggests the emerging importance of automobile travel through the Missouri river breaks.