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1913 Map of De Queen

Name: 1913 Topographic Map of De Queen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

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The Kansas City Southern RR corridor forms the backbone of development through western Arkansas, connecting mountain timber towns like Hatfield, Vandervoort, and Gillham. Within the expansive Arkansas National Forest, the landscape is defined by the Cross Mountains and Saline Mountain, where early resource extraction is evidenced by the Shady Mine.

A dense network of fords, including Pearer Ford and Rolling Shoal Ford, marks where local travel relied on the Saline River and its tributaries before modern bridges. The map reveals a highly decentralized rural society, anchored by numerous small community institutions such as Cossatot Church, Ultima Thule, and the remote Duckett School. The presence of industrial points like Flowers Mill Crossing near Dierks underscores a river-and-rail economy dependent on the surrounding timber and mineral wealth during the early twentieth century.