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2024 Map of Pea Ridge

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Pea Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Pea Ridge National Military Park preserves a critical Civil War landscape where high ridges and creek bottoms shaped the tactics of the era. The terrain is dominated by Elkhorn Mtn and Round Mtn, overlooking significant landmarks like Elkhorn Tavern and the historic path of N Old Wire Rd. This modern survey illustrates how the preserved battlefield interacts with the growing communities of Pea Ridge, Garfield, and Avoca.

Family history is deeply etched into the land through numerous small burial grounds such as Twelve Corners Cem, Buttram Cem, and Snoderley Cem. The hydrography of the region remains defined by Big Sugar Creek and Little Sugar Creek, which cut through the Ozark plateau. To the south, the expansion of Rogers and the Rogers Executive Airport - Carter Field marks the transition from the protected historic grounds to the modern aviation and suburban infrastructure of Benton County.