
The Mississippi River carves a complex course through this border region, defining the shifting boundaries between Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. This 2022 survey documents a landscape dominated by river engineering and agriculture, where the Needham Cutoff and Island Number Twenty-one Chute illustrate the ongoing management of the great waterway. Rural life centers on small settlements like Chic and Huffman, while the confluence of the Obion River near Hales Point remains a focal point for the region's drainage and transport.
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1939 · Hales Point
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Caruthersville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Blytheville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Hayti
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Caruthersville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1952 · Hales Point
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Hayti
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Blytheville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Dyersburg
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Blytheville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000