1973 Map of Brentwood

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The Burlington Northern railroad corridor dictates the settlement pattern in this 1973 survey of the Arkansas highlands, winding through the valley of the West Fork toward the village of Brentwood. This terrain is defined by a series of steep ridges and deeply incised hollows, including Paschal Hollow and Purdue Hollow, which forced early roads and communities into narrow passages. Deep in the Ozark National Forest, the map records numerous small cemeteries like Koyle Cem and Terry Cem, alongside isolated landmarks such as Black Oak Ch and the Our Lady of the Ozarks Shrine. The presence of several family-named locations such as Lafe Evans Hol and Barnard Hol suggests a landscape shaped by generational homesteading, while modern infrastructure is represented by the Henderson Pipeline cutting across the Crawford County line near Mount Gaylor.