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1962 Map of Mc Graw Mountain

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Mc Graw Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Lake Ouachita dominates the northern landscape of this 1962 survey, its irregular shoreline creating numerous peninsulas and sheltered coves within the Ouachita National Forest. The map documents a transition in land use, where established mountain settlements like Joplin and the area near Buckville are surrounded by rising recreation interest, evidenced by the Housley Point Recreation Area and Tompkins Bend Recreation Area.

Steep ridges including Hickorynut Mountain and Mc Graw Mountain define the topography south of the water, with the Hickorynut Lookout Tower providing a strategic vantage point. For genealogists and local historians, the map preserves the locations of the Little Fir Cem and Murphy Cem, alongside numerous creek drainages such as Arnold Creek and Gap Creek that shaped the early settlement patterns of the Mazarn Lincoln Valley.