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1967 Map of Fort Coffee

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Fort Coffee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Skullyville and Fort Coffee occupy a landscape defined by the winding Arkansas River and its expansive bottomlands. The map reveals a rich layer of local heritage, from the prehistoric Spiro Mound (Site) to the Site of Old Fort Coffee overlooking the river bends. Settlement patterns follow the fertile alluvial plains of Braden Bottom and Paw Paw Bottom, where small communities like Baldridge and Redland are connected by rural roads and the Kansas City Southern railroad line.

Industry and faith are interwoven across the terrain, evidenced by numerous quarries and gravel pits alongside country landmarks like Lees Chapel and Oak Lodge Ch. The river's influence is ever-present, with features such as Cherokee Chute and Deadman Slough marking the old courses of the waterway. By the late 1960s, as captured in this survey, the area maintained its rural character with active river mileage markers and scattered gas wells.