1966 Map of Fletcher Lake

About this map

Chucalissa Archaeological Park and Fuller State Park anchor the eastern bluff overlooking a complex riverine environment where the Mississippi River defines the border between Tennessee and Arkansas. The mid-1960s landscape is a study in industrial and agricultural transition, showing the Allen Generating Plant and a network of pipelines alongside established landholdings like the Ensley Plantation. The map reveals the critical role of water management in the region, dominated by the massive St Francis Levee and a system of drainage ditches like Ditch No 19 that protect settlements such as Wyanoke and Waverly. Genealogists will find particular value in the distribution of community centers like New Salem Ch and Lake Grove Ch, along with the St John Cem, which mark the social fabric of these rural riverfront townships before late-century expansion altered the topography.