1927 Map of Memphis

About this map

Presidents Island dominates the center of the Mississippi River channel in this early twentieth-century survey of the Tennessee-Arkansas border. The city of Memphis is depicted with its established urban grid, while across the river in Arkansas, the landscape is defined by the shifting waters of Big Lake, Cypress Lake, and the winding Tenmile Bayou. The map illustrates a complex network of logistics including Bridge Junction and the terminal points of the St Louis San Francisco and Missouri Pacific railroads.