1959 Map of Poplar Bluff

About this map

The Ozark Escarpment serves as a dramatic geologic divide on this sheet, separating the rugged Salem Plateau from the flat lowlands of the Mississippi Embayment. In the late 1950s, this region was defined by its relationship with water and timber, with the Mark Twain National Forest blanketing the west and the sprawling waters of Lake Wappapello anchoring the northeast. The Black River and Current River meander through the center, while the eastern edge is dominated by the complex drainage networks of the Little River and the St. Francis River.