1904 Map of Siloam Springs

About this map

Siloam Springs anchors this detailed survey of the rugged borderlands where the Ozark plateau meets the Arkansas and Oklahoma territories. Surveyed at the end of the 19th century, the map captures a transition point in history as the Cherokee Nation boundary still clearly separates the western half of the sheet from Benton Co and Washington Co. The landscape is a mix of high prairies and deep hollows, with settlements like Maysville, Cincinnati, and Kansas connected by early wagon roads before the widespread expansion of the rail network.