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1948 Map of Mulberry

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Mulberry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Mulberry serves as the focal point for this survey of the Arkansas river valley, situated where the Missouri Pacific railroad skirts the bottomlands of the Mulberry River. The landscape is a complex arrangement of alluvial flats like Vine Prairie and Maxey, interrupted by the prominent ridge of Mill Creek Mountain. To the south, the recently developed Ozark Reservoir has altered the traditional flow of the Arkansas River, inundating old sloughs while leaving landmarks like Arbuckle Island and the Courthouse Slough as evidence of the river's former path.

Rural life in the mid-20th century is well-documented through a network of country churches and schools, including Mount Hope Church, Union School, and Harmony Church. Small-scale industry is present through a Sawmill near Mill Creek and a Strip mine in the Weaver area. The presence of WPA Road and WPA 6 Road highlights infrastructure developments that connected these farming communities during the preceding decades.