1901 Map of Winslow

About this map

Winslow sits high atop the Boston Mountains on this 1898 survey, serving as a critical point where the St. Louis and San Francisco R. R. traverses the divide between the White River and Frog Bayou watersheds. The map documents a landscape of high ridges and deep hollows at the boundary of Arkansas and the Indian Territory, including the Cherokee Nation line. The historic Old Wire Road snakes through the central corridor, passing through settlements like Brentwood and Woolsey. To the northwest, the terrain opens into the agricultural lands of Prairie Grove and Cane Hill, where long-established communities like Rheas Mill and Dutch Mills are situated. Numerous family-named summits like Stevenson Mt. and Lockard Mt. define the skyline, while the network of creeks like Lee Creek and Cove Creek illustrates the complex drainage patterns that challenged early rail and road engineering in this upland region.