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1949 Map of Washington

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Washington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

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Marthasville and New Haven anchor this mid-century Missouri landscape, where the wide corridor of the Missouri River serves as the dividing line between Franklin and Warren counties. The river valley is defined by low-lying bottomlands like La Charrette Bottom and numerous islands, including Boeuf Island and Watkins Island. This 1940s topography captures the region's dense network of rural infrastructure, notably the high concentration of one-room schoolhouses such as Bierbaum Sch, Kruegerville Sch, and Ziegenmeyers Sch that once served small agrarian communities.

Transport is dominated by the river-paralleling lines of the Missouri Kansas Texas and Pacific railroads, which facilitated the growth of settlements like Dundee and Holstein. Beyond the valley, the terrain rises into ridges and knobs, including the prominent Dundee Knob. Notable landmarks of local heritage, such as the Daniel Boone Monument and St Johns Ch, highlight the early 19th-century settlement patterns that established these river bluff communities.