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1974 Map of Cape Fair

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Cape Fair
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Table Rock Lake dominates this landscape in the mid-1970s, where the winding James River and Flat Creek meet. The settlement of Cape Fair is situated near the river's northern bend, serving as a hub with its Cape Fair Ch and Cape Fair Cem. This area of the Ozarks is characterized by deep drainage systems like Siloam Spring Hollow and Woolly Creek, which cut through the timbered ridges of the Mark Twain National Forest.

Evidence of local community and infrastructure is found at the Woolly Creek Community Hall and the Pineview Lookout Tower perched on a high ridge. The map captures a transition toward recreational land use, highlighting numerous public access points and the Cape Fair Public Use Area along the lake's irregular shoreline. Geologic features such as Virgin Bluff and the Piney Creek Cave add specific character to the steep terrain of the Shell Knob area.