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1948 Map of South Fort Smith

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of South Fort Smith
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Arkansas River and Poteau River define this borderland landscape, where industrial expansion meets the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains. Urban development in South Fort Smith is captured at a point of significant growth, with 1970s revisions showing the spreading footprint of residential streets and the Fort Smith Municipal Airport. The industrial character of the era is evident through a strip mine, a saw mill, and a conveyor belt system near the rail lines.

Social and educational life centers on long-standing institutions such as St. Scholastica Academy and Creekmore Park. In the more rural southern reaches, the map records a series of prominent peaks including George Mountain and Brooks Stephins Mountain. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near the White Bluff Church or the small settlements of Arkoma, Pocola, and Cavanaugh that span the state line.