1968 Map of Protem

About this map

Protem and Rueter anchor this mid-1960s Ozark landscape, where the rugged topography of the Mark Twain National Forest meets the rising waters of the White River basin. The map reveals a transition in land use, showing the deep-cut valleys of Big Creek and Shoal Creek before they merge into the expansive Bull Shoals Lake. The social fabric of these rural communities is visible through the placement of landmarks like the Mark Twain Sch, Union Ch, and several family-named burial grounds including Wolf Cem and Merritt Cem. Subterranean features like Tumbling Creek Cave and Cole Cave highlight the region's karst geology. This survey captures the area after the creation of the reservoir but before modern development, preserving the locations of earlier settlements such as Nance and Ocie near the Taney and Ozark county line.