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1893 Map of Camp Pike

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Camp Pike
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1918
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1918

About this map

Camp Pike and Ft. Logan H. Roots define the military landscape of central Arkansas during the World War I era, as shown in this special reissue of the 1891 survey. The Arkansas River serves as the primary artery for the region, dividing Little Rock from its neighbor Argenta. A complex web of transportation radiates from the state capital, including the Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad and the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, which supported the rapid development of the surrounding countryside.

Agricultural and small-scale commercial hubs like Parkers Store, Sweet Home, and Marche (Warren) dot the interior, while the eastern lowlands feature archaeological and geological landmarks such as the Indian Mounds at Toltec. The terrain shifts from the wetlands of Bayou Meto to the prominent heights of Fourche or Granite Mountain and Shinall Mountain, illustrating the diverse topography that dictated settlement patterns before the urbanization of the twentieth century.