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1911 Map of Sallisaw

Name: 1911 Topographic Map of Sallisaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

The Arkansas River meanders across the center of this eastern Oklahoma landscape, serving as a primary geographic boundary and corridor for commerce at the turn of the century. The region is defined by a dense network of early transportation routes, including the Kansas City Southern RR and the Fort Smith and Western RR, which connect established settlements like Sallisaw and Bokoshe. In an era before widespread bridge construction, river crossings such as Slate Ford, Red Hill Ford, and Rock Ford were critical nodes for local travel.

Mountainous terrain such as the Sansbois Mountains and Poteau Mountains frame the river valley, while dozens of small rural schools like Wolf Creek School and Badger Lee School reflect the distributed agricultural population of the time. The mapping also highlights the complex drainage system of creeks like Sansbois Creek and Brazil Creek, which shaped the placement of towns and rail lines during this period of early statehood development.