1967 Map of Ethel

About this map

St Charles stands at the northern edge of this Arkansas County landscape, where the wooded bottoms of the White River National Wildlife Refuge meet the agricultural expanse of the Prairie. The survey captures the mid-century rural character of the region, defined by an intricate network of siphons, flumes, and wells that supported the local rice and soybean economy. Small crossroads communities like Ethel and Van serve as focal points for a scattered population, anchored by a significant number of country churches such as Pleasant Grove Ch and St John Ch.