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1997 Map of Fort Smith

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Fort Smith
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

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The Arkansas River serves as the central artery for this late 20th-century borderland, where the urban grid of Fort Smith meets the natural bend of the river and the interstate borders of Arkansas and Oklahoma. The landscape reflects a mix of civic expansion and historic preservation, visible in the dense network of schools such as North Side High Sch and Peabody Sch, alongside the significant grounds of the National Cem.

Across the river, the smaller settlements of Moffett and West Fort Smith sit within the broad Moffett Bottom, protected by a prominent Seawall. This era shows a well-developed transportation and public utility network, from the Expressway and Clayton Road to the numerous Gas Wells and infrastructure like the Radio Towers (KFSA). Rural pockets still persist near the Indian Treaty Boundary, marked by local landmarks like Peevyhouse Cem and Alexander Mem Ch.