1958 Map of Fayetteville

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The University of Arkansas and its surrounding agricultural experimental grounds anchor this late-1950s portrait of Northwest Arkansas development. The urban core of Fayetteville expands eastward toward the ridge of Washington Mountain, while the St Louis - San Francisco Railroad carves a north-south corridor through the valley, linking the city to Fayette Junction and Greenland. This survey captures the town's institutional character, from the sprawling Veterans Hospital and National Cemetery to the cluster of neighborhood schools like Leverett Sch and Lincoln Sch. The landscape is transitioning as residential growth meets older rural landmarks such as Mt Comfort and Salem Ch. Along the periphery, family-named landmarks like McNair and various stream branches such as Clabber Creek and Hamstring Creek illustrate the enduring geography of the Ozark foothills before suburbanization further altered the terrain.