1963 Map of Sherrill

About this map

Agricultural operations and penal labor define this mid-century landscape in the Arkansas Delta, where the Tucker State Prison and its associated Tucker Prison Farm occupy a massive expanse of the bottomlands. The territory is defined by a dense network of drainage and transport, including the St. Louis Southwestern railroad which services the small settlements of Ferda, Tucker, and Sherrill. The landscape is heavily modified for large-scale farming, evidenced by the Main Ditch and numerous unnamed levees that manage the waters of Wabbaseka Bayou and Plum Bayou.