1981 Map of Page

About this map

The Kansas City Southern railroad cuts through the north of this quadrangle, serving the small settlement of Page near the confluence of Big Creek and the Black Fork. This landscape in the late 1970s is defined by the steep ridges of the Quachita National Forest, where conservation and recreation overlap at the Robert S Kerr Arboretum. Local heritage is centered around small gathering places like Page Ch and the McClure Cem, while the southern portion of the map transitions into the high elevations of Rich Mountain and Wilton Mountain. The drainage systems of the Kiamichi River and Pashubbe Creek carve through the southern ridges, illustrating the difficult terrain that shaped early transportation and land use in this part of Oklahoma.