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Map of a Proposed Military Base in Morgan County, Missouri

A map titled "Map of Morgan County in the Central Mineral and Coal Fields of Missouri." The map shows mines, mills, schools, churches, businesses, rivers, creeks, roads, railroads, and other details. The map has been annotated to show a camp site, infantry range, maneuver area, and artillery range just southwest of Versailles, Missouri. Missouri Route 5, 52, and 135 are highlighted in pencil. Handwriting on the back reads: "Senatorial Papers of Harry S. Truman. Nat. Def. Projects-In Missouri-April 1941. Ltr. of June 27, 1941."

Map of the Proposed Boundaries of Fort Leonard Wood

A map of Pulaski County, Missouri. The map shows roads, schools, gates, caves, lakes, tourist camps and resorts, churches, blocked roads, sinks, springs, airway beacons, and other points of interest. Also included are tables describing the type and number of tourist accommodations, a description of large caves, the locations of scenic and recreational areas, and a description of the maximum flow of large springs. Red pencil markings outline the proposed boundaries of Fort Leonard Wood. The back of this piece contains unrelated articles.

Map of the Jefferson Barracks Military Post in Lemay, Missouri

A 1943 map of the Jefferson Barracks Military Post in Lemay, Missouri. The map shows post boundary lines, railroads, roads, bridges, buildings, fences, U.S. river gauges, U.S. geological benchmarks, and other details. The map has been annotated to show the proposed post-World War II reorganization of the facility. The handwritten annotations describe the areas highlighted in color pencil.