1962 Map of Princedale

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Poinsett Ridge rises as a prominent topographical feature in the western portion of this Arkansas Delta landscape, dividing the rolling upland from the low-lying alluvial plains to the east. The St Francis River winds through a complex system of sloughs and channels, including Hog Slough and Fortune Slough, within the wide Floodway. This era of the early 1960s reveals a deeply rural community structured around small settlements like Princedale and Togo, and a dense network of country churches such as Macedonia Ch and New Hope Ch. The Missouri Pacific railroad serves as a primary transit corridor, passing through Parkin and the Cherry Valley Halt. Cultural history is visible in the landscape via numerous Indian Mounds and family-linked locations like the Yarbo Place and Love Place, while an extensive system of numbered ditches, such as Ditch No 78, highlights the critical role of water management in this agricultural region.