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1963 Map of Paron SW

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Paron SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

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Lake Winona and the surrounding wilderness of the Ouachita National Forest define this landscape on the border of Saline, Perry, and Garland counties. The topography is marked by distinctive high points and sharp ridges, including the prominent Flatside Pinnacle and White Oak Mountain. A complex network of watercourses, such as the Alum Fork Saline River and Stillhouse Creek, cuts through the forest, feeding into the reservoir.

The presence of the Walnut Bottom area and various named peaks like Crystal Mtn and Bread Creek Pinnacle illustrates the localized geography of the Ouachita Mountains in the early 1960s. These summits and branches provided the primary landmarks for navigation in a region largely devoid of major settlements, where land use was dictated by the timber resources and the protected waters of the South Fork Saline River basin.