2017 Map of Weston

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The Missouri River snakes along the state line between Missouri and Kansas, shaping a landscape of broad alluvial plains and prominent river bends. On the Missouri side, the town of Weston sits near the base of the river bluffs, overlooking Weston Bend and the fertile lowlands of Fancy Bottom. To the north, the small settlement of Iatan is situated near Latan Bend, where the BNSF Railway follows the river corridor. Across the water in Kansas, the community of Kickapoo is established on the higher ground of the Salt Creek Valley, a region rich with local heritage evidenced by the Kickapoo Sacred Heart Cem and Kickapoo Memorial Cem. The map detail shows the intricate network of chutes and islands, such as Harpst Chute and Kickapoo Island, which characterize this dynamic stretch of the Missouri riverfront during the early twenty-first century.