1935 Map of Alexander

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Little Rock sprawls into the northern edge of this mid-1930s survey, marked by the State Hospital and the state Penitentiary near Roosevelt Road. The landscape to the south and west transitions into rural communities and industrial sites, notably the mining operation at Dirtdauber within the Bauxite district. Transportation is defined by the Missouri Pacific and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroads, which connect the rail hub at Biddle to outlying towns like Alexander and Mabelvale. Local life in the Fourche and Hurricane townships is anchored by a dense network of small institutions, including Crystal Valley Ch, Base Line Sch, and the Industrial Home near Collegeville. The map illustrates the early 20th-century development of the region before the post-war expansion of the state capital, preserving the locations of numerous family-named landmarks and country schools.