1976 Map of Salem NW

About this map

Viola serves as the primary focal point of this 1976 orthophotograph, positioned in the southwest quadrant along the crossroads of the northern Arkansas landscape. Produced through a partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey and state agencies in Arkansas and Missouri, this imagery reveals a patchwork of cleared agricultural fields and dense woodland. The orthophoto format provides a clear visual record of the rural land-use patterns in Fulton County during the mid-1970s, showing the precise footprints of homesteads and the winding paths of local roads that define the region's character. Researchers can observe the distribution of water sources and the transition between managed pastureland and the native forest cover typical of the Salem NW quadrangle area.