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1909 Map of Weingarten

Name: 1909 Topographic Map of Weingarten
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

The riverfront settlement of Ste Genevieve serves as the focal point for this survey, situated along the Mississippi River near Moro Island. The landscape is defined by the winding paths of River aux Vases and Saline Creek, which drain the Beckett Hills. Early industrial activity is evidenced by the presence of the Copper Mine and several important transportation routes, including the Plank Road and the Ste Genevieve Ferry Road.

Educational and religious centers were well-established in the early twentieth century, with numerous rural schoolhouses such as Lick Hill School and Independence School serving dispersed farming communities. The rail network of the era is captured in detail, showing the operations of the St Louis and San Francisco RR and the Southern RR alongside the already defunct line of the Cape Girardeau Northern RR. This distribution of rural schools and rail spurs suggests a transition from a river-dependent economy toward a more interconnected regional trade system.