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1962 Map of Park Place

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Park Place
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Crowley Ridge rises above the floodplains of the St Francis River and L'Anguille River in this 1962 survey of eastern Arkansas. The landscape is a complex network of oxbow lakes and sloughs, including Big Yancopin Lake and Dry Lake, showing the shifting nature of the river channels over time. Detailed meander lines from as early as 1824 and 1834 are documented, tracing the historical boundaries of the waterways and the State Line Indeterminate near Whiskey Island.

Local life is centered around small rural settlements like Park Place and Brickeys, with many family-named river crossings such as Kingsley Crossing and Shepherd Crossing. Numerous country churches and cemeteries, including Corner Stone Ch and Soudan Cem, serve the agricultural communities. The Missouri Pacific railroad provides the primary industrial link through the county seat at Marianna, while the river remains a focal point for navigation at the Head of Navigation on the Big Bayou.