1968 Map of Gregory

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Cache River oxbows and bottomland sloughs dominate this late-1960s landscape in Woodruff County, where the intricate hydrology of Horseshoe Lake, Brusky Lake, and Beaver Lake reflects a legacy of shifting river channels. The settlement of Gregory sits at the heart of this alluvial plain, supported by a network of small landing strips including the Mary Stanley Landing Strip. The map reveals a deeply rooted rural community evidenced by its dispersed houses of worship, such as St Paul Ch and Bethlehem Ch, and numerous family-named burial grounds like Watson Cem and Crutcher Cem. Highlighting the local agricultural infrastructure, the survey notes technical features such as a Siphon Well and Flume near Moore Creek, alongside a Pipeline cutting across the southeastern corner. This record of the Arkansas delta captures the area before modern industrial drainage significantly altered the seasonal wetlands and timbered flats of the Point township.