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1948 Map of Webbers Falls

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Webbers Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Camp Gruber Military Reservation dominates the landscape of this 1940s survey, showing the extensive infrastructure of the World War II-era training facility, including its Rifle Ranges, Landing Field, and barracks. This military presence is situated alongside long-established settlements and family homesteads near the confluence of the Arkansas River and the Illinois River. The topography is defined by significant bluffs like Beetle Bluff and Padgett Bluff, which overlook the winding river bends.

Local history is preserved through numerous rural schoolhouses and cemeteries, such as Red Bird Smith Indian Monument Sch and Sour John Indian Sch, reflecting the area's Cherokee Nation heritage. The Missouri Pacific railroad serves the small communities of Braggs and Webbers Falls, while the newly created Greenleaf Lake indicates mid-century changes to the regional water system before further major river navigation projects altered the shoreline.