1909 Map of Texarkana

About this map

Texarkana serves as the focal point of this early twentieth-century landscape, where the convergence of major rail lines like the Texas and Pacific RR and Kansas City Southern RR drives the regional economy. The map illustrates a complex borderland defined by the winding Sulphur River, where geography and political boundaries intersect at the State Line Ferry. Rural life is meticulously documented through a network of country schools, including Macedonia School and Pinegrove School, alongside timber-driven industry at Moores Sawmill. To the south, the river bottoms reveal a labyrinth of sloughs and bends such as Cane Bend and Mush Creek, highlighting the importance of river landings like Loop Landing for transit in the era before modern road networks dominated the Texarkana region.