1960 Map of Whitmore

About this map

Wittsburg Island and the meandering loops of Johnson Bend dominate this mid-century view of the Arkansas delta, where the St Francis River defines the landscape. The river's complex oxbows and islands, including Mussel Bay and Big Bear Lake, highlight a terrain shaped by water and the floodway systems managed by the Mississippi River Commission. The map documents a dense network of rural life, particularly evident in the concentration of small churches like New Bethel Ch, Antioch Ch, and Newcastle Ch that anchored these farming communities.