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1935 Map of Red Fork

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Red Fork
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Arkansas River meanders through the heart of Desha County in this 1930s survey, defined by dramatic loops like Pendleton Bend and Fletcher Bend. The landscape is a complex network of backwaters and seasonal drainage, including Dayton Bayou, Amos Bayou, and Atkins Slough. These waterways dictate the placement of early settlements and agriculture in the Delta.

Railroad development via the Missouri Pacific anchors the western and southern reaches of the map, connecting the towns of Dumas, Winchester, and Rohwer. To the east, the village of Watson sits near the river's edge, while Red Fork and Kelso mark the transition toward the swampier lowlands. A notable archaeological feature, an Indian Mound, is documented near Lake Dumond, providing a direct link to the area's ancient inhabitants before the era of intensive levee construction and revetment projects like the Pendleton Revetment.