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1973 Map of Washington West

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Washington West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Missouri River forms the central geographic axis of this region, separating the bottomlands of La Charrette Bottom in Warren County from the expanding industrial and residential core of Washington in Franklin County. In the early 1970s, the area reflects a transition from river-based agriculture to a more complex local economy, evidenced by numerous quarries and the dense rail corridor of the Missouri Pacific and Missouri - Kansas - Texas lines.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the rural settlements of Newport and Clover Bottom, as well as several established burial grounds such as Wildey Cem and St Francis Borgia Cem. The landscape north of the river is defined by large islands like Miller Island and Watkins Island, while the southern hills are drained by the winding St Johns Creek. The inclusion of the Daniel Boone Monument near the northern bluffs marks a significant historical landmark overlooking the river valley.