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1954 Map of North Little Rock

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of North Little Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The National Guard Training Area (Camp Joseph T Robinson) dominates the northern landscape of this mid-century survey, surrounded by established community landmarks and family homesteads. The Arkansas River serves as the primary geographic divider, with North Little Rock and Little Rock showing significant urban development connected by the Broadway Bridge and Main Street Bridge. Industrial and transit corridors are defined by the Missouri Pacific Yards and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific rail lines, which supported the region's mid-century growth.

Local history is preserved in the detailed mapping of religious and social institutions, including St Josephs Orphanage and Shorter College. Small outlying settlements such as Marche, Haig, and Amboy provide a look at the residential patterns bordering the city. Resource extraction is noted at the Owen pit mines near Big Rock Mountain, while recreational spaces like Burns Park and the Little Rock Country Club illustrate the expanding leisure footprint of the capital area.