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1907 Map of Weingarten

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of Weingarten
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Ste. Genevieve County reveals a complex topography of deep creek bottoms and upland ridges in this 1907 survey, which was partially revised in 1949. The landscape is defined by the heavy drainage of River aux Vases and Saline Creek as they move toward the Mississippi River near Moro Island. Settlement patterns show distinct clusters like New Offenburg and Weingarten, connected by early thoroughfares such as the Illinois Southern Road and the Ste Genevieve and Perryville Road.

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.