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1978 Map of Fort Smith

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Fort Smith
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Arkansas River valley serves as the central artery for this late-1970s topographic study, illustrating the convergence of major waterways and transport corridors across the border of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Large-scale water management and military land use dominate the landscape, from the expansive waters of Eufaula Lake and Robert S Kerr Lake to the massive footprints of Fort Chaffee Military Reservation and Camp Gruber Military Reservation.

Major regional hubs like Muskogee and Okmulgee are shown in relation to established transit lines, including the Missouri Pacific RR and the St Louis-San Francisco Ry. The terrain transitions dramatically from the flat river basins into the high ridges of the Ozark Mountains and Boston Mountains to the north, and the Sans Bois Mountains and Ouachita Mountains to the south, highlighting the complex geography that shaped settlement patterns in the Ozark National Forest region.