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1956 Map of Marked Tree

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Marked Tree
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Marked Tree sits at the heart of this mid-century survey, positioned where the St Louis San Francisco RR crosses the St Francis River. The landscape is defined by the massive St Francis Sunk Lands and Craighead Sunk Lands, complex wetland systems created by the New Madrid earthquakes. By the 1950s, this environment was heavily modified by an intricate network of drainage canals, including Ditch No 4 and Ditch No 85, which allowed for the expansion of agriculture and settlements like Lepanto and Tyronza Jct.

The map reveals the social fabric of the Arkansas Delta through its numerous rural institutions, such as Red Oak Ch & Sch and Elm Grove Ch & Sch. Evidence of the region's recreational and industrial history is also visible at the Hatchie Coon Hunting Lodge and Frys Mill. The complex hydrology is further marked by the Right Hand Chute and Left Hand Chute of the Little River, weaving between named islands like Grapevine Island and Turkey Island.