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1909 Map of Texarkana

Name: 1909 Topographic Map of Texarkana
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Texarkana serves as the focal point of this early 20th-century landscape, positioned precisely where the Texas Arkansas border bisects the growing urban grid. The map reveals an intricate web of rail infrastructure essential to the region's development, including the Texas and Pacific RR and the Kansas City Southern RR, which radiate from the city center. Beyond the town limits, the terrain is defined by the winding course of the Sulphur River and its associated wetlands, such as Mush Island and the oxbows of Cane Bend.

Industrial activity is noted through scattered sites like Moores Sawmill and Alamo Mills, while rural life is anchored by a dense network of country schools including Redlick School and Pinegrove School. A notable relic of river transport, the Stateline Ferry, is recorded crossing the river near the southeastern corner, and the Old Ford Road suggests earlier paths used before the expansion of the modern rail and road systems.