Mexico, Missouri, 1869 – Antique Map Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Mexico, Missouri, 1869, preserved in this antique map. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Bird's eye view of the city of Mexico, Audrian Co., Missouri 1869
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Mexico, Missouri, 1869
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Mexico, Missouri, in 1869 was the county seat of Audrain County in the north-central part of the state, a farm town where corn, wheat, hemp, and livestock brought in most of the local income. The North Missouri Railroad had reached the town before the Civil War, linking its grain and stock shipments to St. Louis and the wider rail network, and that connection shaped its growth in the years after the war. A. Ruger's bird's-eye view shows the streets and buildings laid out around the courthouse, the center of county government and trade that residents would have recognized as the town's heart. In 1869 most people in Mexico would have known it as a quiet, practical county seat still recovering from the disruptions of the war, with its fortunes tied to farm prices and the trains that carried their goods away.
| Created / published | 1869 |
|---|---|
| Creator | ruger, a. |
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Missouri |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 8,192 × 6,384 px · prints to 27 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's eye view of the city of Mexico, Audrian Co., Missouri 1869 |
| Reference | MO-Mexico-1869 |
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