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1954 Map of Scott

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Scott
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

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Oxbow lakes and ancient earthworks define the landscape where the Pulaski County and Lonoke County line meets. The river's serpentine history is etched into the terrain through features like Dortch Bend, Dooley Bend, and Horseshoe Lake, reflecting the constant shifts of the Old River and Plum Bayou. This 1954 survey, with 1970 photorevisions, documents a rural Arkansas society built around these waterways, anchored by the significant archaeological site at Toltec Mounds near the settlement of Toltec.

Evidence of established local families and communities is scattered across the bottomlands, from the Simmons Cemetery near Bearskin Lake to the concentration of rural houses at Walkers Corner. Transportation and commerce are represented by the St Louis Southwestern railroad line, which runs southeast through Scott, connecting various farms and cotton-growing regions. Numerous country churches, such as Mt Olive Church and Zion Hill Church, alongside the Britt School, illustrate the social fabric of this agricultural corridor during the mid-20th century.