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2017 Map of Story

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Story
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

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The Ouachita National Forest dominates this landscape in Montgomery and Yell counties, where the high ridgelines of Phillips Mtn and Thorpe Mtn descend toward the valley of the Ouachita River. Small settlements like Story and Washita serve as focal points for local history, with several burial sites including East Washita Cem and West Washita Cem recording the families of the area. The terrain is marked by the convergence of numerous named drainages such as Muddy Cr and Wheat Cr, which feed eventually into the northern reaches of Lake Ouachita.

Outdoor recreation and historical transit are visible through the extensive trail systems, most notably the Ouachita National Recreation Trail and the Womble Trail-N. The presence of Chalybeate Spring and its corresponding hollow suggests a long history of water use in this mountainous region. Toward the west, the locality of Gibbs and Rocky Cem provide further points of interest for genealogists tracing ancestors in the hills above House Br.