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1913 Map of Waterloo

Name: 1913 Topographic Map of Waterloo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1913
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1913

About this map

Waterloo and Millstadt anchor this 1910 survey of the uplands and river bluffs east of the Mississippi River. The landscape is defined by a dense network of country schools, including Blackburn School, Vogel School, and Baum School, which served the scattered farming communities of Monroe and St. Clair counties. Transportation was dominated by the Mobile and Ohio RR, which connected agricultural centers like Columbia and New Hanover Sta to the wider region.

Industry and recreation appear in the form of the Diamond Joe Mine and the riverside Island Park. The map also preserves the locations of early rural churches like Concordia Church and small settlements such as Paderborn and Bohleysville. This survey provides a window into the transition from a purely agrarian economy to one integrated by rail before the massive expansion of the nearby metropolitan area.