1907 Map of Weingarten

A notable Copper Mine sits between Zell and River aux Vases, pointing to the region’s early mineral exploration. The presence of numerous rural schools, including the Pine Valley School and Independence School, alongside the St Louis and San Francisco RR corridor, illustrates a developing agricultural and industrial interior. The mapping of New Bourbon and Brewerville near the river bluffs provides a detailed look at Missouri’s early French-influenced riverfront settlements before later twentieth-century development.