An image of a grading crew, two horses, and various rail equipment in front of a train and railroad surrounded by buildings and mountains in the background.
A colorful image depicting a town along the Virginia shoreline of the Shenandoah river with mountains in the background and three winter trees in the foreground.
This map by Leigh shows visually that Missouri was not split over slavery north to south or east to west, from 1820 and before, slavery followed the Missouri River valley and rich agricultural and industrial heartland of the state out of St. Louis, straight to Kansas City.