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1961 Map of Sweet Home

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Sweet Home
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Adams Field Municipal Airport anchors the north of this early 1960s survey, marking a period of expansion for the state capital. The Arkansas River curves sharply through the center of the sheet, bounded by a series of protective levees and flanked by the oxbows of Old River Lake and Willow Beach Lake. On the southern outskirts of Little Rock, the industrial landscape of Granite Mountain and its Mine Dump give way to smaller residential clusters such as College Station (Geneva PO) and Picron Hill.

Tracing the path of the Missouri Pacific railroad reveals the rural connectivity of the era, passing through Sweet Home and Higgins. The map records several legacy religious and community sites, including Pilgrim Rest Church, Bethel Church, and the Freeman Cemetery located on Big Fourche Island. This survey captures the transition from the city's urban core to the low-lying agricultural lands of Steele Bend before modern suburban sprawl reshaped the Pulaski County landscape.