1987 Map of South Fort Smith

About this map

Fort Smith and its southern suburbs are captured during a period of late 20th-century expansion, where the urban grid meets the industrial and agricultural landscape of the borderlands. The confluence of the Arkansas River and the Poteau River serves as a natural divide, with Arkoma and Pocola situated just across the state line in Oklahoma. The map reveals a mix of established community institutions, such as St Scholastica Academy and South Side High Sch, alongside signs of the region's resource extraction economy, including a Quarry, Claypit, and Shale Pit.