1967 Map of Vian

About this map

The town of Vian serves as a northern anchor in this mid-century landscape, where the Missouri Pacific railroad corridor and a new interstate highway construction project cut across the northern foothills. To the south, the terrain shifts dramatically as the Arkansas River bottoms prepare for a major transformation. Blue hatching on the map indicates the significant acreage destined to be submerged by the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir, a project that would soon alter the geography of Sadie and the low-lying Sans Bois Bottom.