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1972 Map of Armorel

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Armorel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Pemiscot Bayou and Crooked Lake Bayou define the drainage of this Mississippi River floodplain, where a sophisticated network of numbered ditches such as Ditch No 30 and Ditch No 7 converted former wetlands into a productive agricultural landscape. The region is marked by small settlements including Armorel, Number Nine, and the evocatively named Promised Land, while the St Louis - San Francisco railroad provides the primary east-west transportation artery.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural landmarks, including the Haraway Sch and a cluster of community churches like New Morning Star Ch and Pleasant Ridge Ch. The map also details the interface between the river and the land, showing the Levee system protecting the interior from the Mississippi River, which separates Arkansas from Tennessee near the Anderson-Tully State Wildlife Management Area.