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1968 Map of Garwood

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Garwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

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Bozarth State Forest dominates much of this late-1960s landscape, illustrating a heavily timbered region of the Ozarks transition between Reynolds and Carter Counties. The settlement of Garwood is the primary hub, where the Garwood Lookout Tower stands as a focal point for forestry management. The map reveals a community structured around its watercourses and small rural institutions, including the Drive-in Theater situated just south of the county line, and local congregations at Young Ch and Liberty Ch.

Genealogists will find a significant distribution of family-named burial grounds and hollows, such as Smith Cem, Odell Cem, and Harris Cem near Graveyard Hol. The terrain is defined by a dense network of valleys, including Buchanan Valley and Huett Valley, which historically dictated the paths of local travel and timber extraction. Small-scale industrial activity is evidenced by scattered Mines and a Boarding house near the Middle Fork.