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1969 Map of Henderson Mound

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Henderson Mound
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Henderson Mound and the surrounding agricultural landscape of New Madrid and Mississippi counties appear here in the late 1960s, defined by an intricate system of drainage and flood control. The map illustrates the intensive engineering of the Bootheel region, where St Johns Ditch, Maple Slough, and St James Ditch crisscross the lowlands to manage the water table. A massive Levee system and the Birds Point New Madrid Floodway dominate the southeastern portion of the sheet, protecting the productive fields of Big Prairie.

Transportation is anchored by the St Louis Southwestern railroad, which runs diagonally through the terrain past the settlement of Farrenburg. Local history is preserved in the location of several rural burial grounds and places of worship, including Barnes Cem, Cole Cem, and Barnes Ridge Ch. The presence of a Landing Strip near the mound itself suggests the ongoing importance of crop dusting and aerial agricultural management in this fertile riverine environment.