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1954 Map of Spring Lake

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Spring Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

East End serves as a central point of settlement in this mid-century look at the border between Saline and Pulaski Counties. The landscape is defined by its social and religious centers, notably the concentration of churches and burial grounds like Landmark Church, Landmark Cemetery, and the Carmelite Novitiate near Mary Lake. This era reflects a transition where traditional rural landmarks such as the Landmark School still stood alongside newer developments like the Airfield and the Spring Lake Club.

A network of local waterways, including Lorance Creek and Cane Creek, threads through the terrain, which is organized by major thoroughfares such as the Arch Street Pike and Chicot Road. To the east, the map reveals more recreationally focused areas around Ferguson Lake and the small community at Lakeside. These details illustrate a growing suburban-rural interface south of the state capital during the 1950s.