Wardell and North Wardell anchor this survey of the Missouri Bootheel, a region defined by an intensive network of drainage infrastructure. The landscape is crisscrossed by a grid-like system of canals, including Ditch Number 67 and Ditch Number 70, which manage the low-lying terrain surrounding the Little River. This engineering reflects the area's transition from swamp to highly productive agricultural land, where small settlements like Homestown, Pascola, and Ingram Ridge are spaced along a rigid geometry of section lines and county roads.
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1939 · Portageville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Caruthersville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Pascola
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Hayti
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Caruthersville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Pascola
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Hayti
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Portageville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Dyersburg
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Caruthersville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500