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1959 Map of Page

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Page
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Winding Stair Mountain and Rich Mountain dominate the Ouachita landscape in this late 1950s survey of southeastern Oklahoma. The terrain is defined by tight, parallel ridges where the Kansas City Southern railroad winds through the gap at Page. In the valleys below, small settlements like Big Cedar and Octavia sit along the winding course of the Kiamichi River and Big Eagle Creek.

Social and industrial markers are scattered throughout the hills, including the New Home Ch and a Cem near the riverbanks. The map documents evidence of local activity from a Gravel Pit to a Lookout Tower on Rich Mountain, while several old Tram lines and a Pipe Spring suggest the area's history of logging and resource management. This survey captures a moment when the mountain communities of Le Flore County remained deeply integrated with the river systems and high ridge topography.