1970 Map of Red Leaf

About this map

The Mississippi River and the sweeping curve of Lake Chicot define this section of the Arkansas-Mississippi border, where the landscape is marked by the shifting path of the river and a system of massive levees. Small agricultural communities and family-named landings like Red Leaf, Sunnyside, and Lakeport dot the fertile bottomlands, interconnected by a network of unimproved roads and drainage canals such as Ditch Bayou. The map reveals a rural economy centered on the river's resources and the rich alluvial soil, including various sandpits and a large Fish Farm.