1979 Map of Weldon Spring

About this map

The Missouri River dominates the southern portion of this orthophotoquad, carving a wide path through the landscape near Weldon Spring. Captured through aerial photography in 1979, the map reveals a mosaic of agricultural fields and developing corridors in St. Charles County. To the north, Dardenne Creek winds through the bottomlands, while the settlement of Cottleville appears as a concentrated cluster of structures amid the rolling acreage. The stark black-and-white imagery provides a clear view of the land-use patterns of the late seventies, highlighting the transition from traditional farming tracts to the infrastructure and crossroads that would come to define this suburban reach west of St. Louis.