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1970 Map of Rhea

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Rhea
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

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Weddington Mountain dominates this section of Northwest Arkansas, serving as a prominent topographic divide between the scattered prairie lands to the west and the heavily wooded slopes of the Ozark National Forest to the east. The landscape in the early 1970s shows a transition from the agricultural open spaces of Norwood Prairie toward more rugged forested terrain. Small rural communities like Weddington and Rhea anchor the local geography, surrounded by a network of springs such as Edison Spring and Roaring Spring that define the headwaters of Spring Creek.

Cultural landmarks are concentrated along the winding country roads, including several local meeting places like the Norwood Community Hall and numerous small churches such as Weddington Ch and Holy Ghost Ch. Genealogists may find value in the location of family-named sites like Beatty Cem and Crawford Cem. The development of local water resources is evident in the presence of Lake Weddington, Kinion Lake, and Lincoln Lake, which provided recreation and water management for the surrounding Washington County area.