1887 Map of Greenwood

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Greenwood serves as a primary hub in this late nineteenth-century survey, which reveals a landscape defined by sharp topographic ridges and the early footprints of industrial expansion. The S.L. & S.F. R.R. cuts through the territory, linking coal-mining and agricultural settlements like Hackett City, Huntington, and Mansfield. Dramatic geological formations such as Devils Backbone Ridge and the prominent Sugar Loaf Mountain dictate the placement of roads and homesteads, while water sources like the James Fork of the Poteau River provide essential drainage for the surrounding basins. Smaller, localized communities including Jenny Lind, Montreal, and the oddly named Chocoville appear as vital points of interest for genealogists tracing ancestral roots in the Sebastian County area during the post-Civil War era of development.