1948 Map of Washington

About this map

Washington and New Haven anchor this section of the river valley, where the Missouri River cuts a wide path through the borderlands of Warren and Franklin Counties. The landscape is defined by the heavy rail presence of the Missouri Pacific on the south bank and the Missouri Kansas Texas to the north, servicing riverfront settlements like Treloar, Peers, and Dundee. This survey provides a look at the rural social infrastructure of the mid-20th century, documenting dozens of localized schoolhouses such as Gerding Sch, Bierbaum Sch, and Ziegenmeyers Sch. North of the river, Marthasville sits near the Daniel Boone Monument, while the fertile La Charrette Bottom stretches across the floodplain. The map captures the area just as aerial topography was beginning to replace older manual methods, revealing the intricate drainage of Boeuf Creek and the many islands, like Miller Island and Watkins Island, that shifted with the river's flow.