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1963 Map of Modoc

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Modoc
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Mississippi River and its shifting historical channels dominate this 1963 study of Phillips County. The landscape is defined by the massive oxbow of Old Town Lake and the nearby Modoc Crevasse, illustrating the power of the river's floods over the delta. Highlighting the region's educational and religious history, the map identifies the Rosenwald Sch near Oneida, alongside numerous country congregations like New Jerusalem Ch and Morning Star Ch.

The Missouri Pacific railroad corridor serves as the spine for commerce and settlement, connecting towns like Elaine, Wabash, and Ratio. Between the cultivated fields and the river, numerous sloughs and bayous, such as Govan Slough and Yellow Bayou, snake through the lowlands. This era of Arkansas history is recorded through small-scale landmarks including Watkins Corner and family-named railroad sidings like Mary Spur and Ragan Spur.