1954 Map of Valmeyer

About this map

Valmeyer sits at the base of the river bluffs, where the Missouri Pacific railroad skirts the high ground above the floodplains of the Mississippi River. This mid-century survey illustrates the land's transition from the dissected uplands of Schaefer Hollow and Dennis Hollow to the fertile bottomlands, where a complex network of levees protects areas like Fountain and the schools at Walnut Grove and Miles Prairie. Across the river in Missouri, the town of Kimmswick and the coastal settlement of Sulphur Springs contrast with the agricultural character of the Illinois side. The landscape is defined by its relationship to the water, from the industrial Oil Tanks near the rail line to the relic curves of Moredock Lake and the seasonal navigation at Harrisonville Landing.