1890 Map of Fort Smith

About this map

Fort Smith and Van Buren serve as the primary hubs along the Arkansas River in this late nineteenth-century survey, which details the complex borderland between Arkansas and the Cherokee Nation. The landscape is defined by the sharp convergence of river-valley commerce and the high ridges of the White Oak Mountains and Sugar Loaf Mountains. Transportation is dominated by the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad and the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railroad, which connect the industrial growth of Hackett and Huntington to the broader region.