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1954 Map of Weldon Spring

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Weldon Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Weldon Spring Ordnance Works dominates the central landscape of this mid-century survey, reflecting the area's transition from rural agriculture to specialized industrial and institutional use. Bordered by the University of Missouri Experimental Farm and the August A Busch Memorial Wildlife Area, the region maintains a significant amount of open land north of the Missouri River. The waterway is split by the massive Howell Island, with a system of levees protecting the southern floodplains where the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad serves small rail stops like Monarch Sta and Centaur.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, including historic transit routes like Boones Lick Road and numerous family burial sites such as Pitman Cem, Fitz Cem, and Howell Cem. The map captures the early development of Weldon Spring Heights and Cottleville before the major suburban expansion of later decades, while showing established institutions like St Joseph Sch and the Francis Howell High School campus.