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1937 Map of Stuttgart

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Stuttgart
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Stuttgart anchors the southern edge of this survey, serving as a vital hub for the region's burgeoning rice industry and rail transport during the 1930s. The landscape is defined by its drainage and irrigation networks, with La Grue Bayou and Two Prairie Bayou winding through the flatlands. The intersection of the St Louis Southwestern and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroads created critical shipping points like Rice Junction and Fairmount Sta, essential for moving local harvests.

Social and educational life in this rural Arkansas landscape is marked by numerous country schools, including Skorda Sch, Wylie Sch, and the notably labeled Independence Sch (Abandoned). Distinctive immigrant and community settlements are evident at Slovac and around the Lutheran Ch, while various bayous and lakes like Gum Pond and Tyler Lake provide the natural boundaries for the surrounding townships of Watensaw and Gum Pond.