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1939 Map of Zalma

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Zalma
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

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Castor River meanders through the heart of this landscape, marking a transition from the wooded hills of Upper Bollinger County to the engineered lowlands of the Valley Division. The 1930s terrain is characterized by a dense network of family-centered landmarks, including numerous rural schools like Snake Bluff School No 2 and Cane Creek Sch, alongside local spiritual centers such as Pleasant Valley Ch and Abernathy Chapel.

Evidence of the era's transport and commerce is visible at the Buchanan Post Office and Sitzke Store, while the St Louis Memphis And San Francisco Railroad serves the southern reaches near Sturdivant. To the south and east, the natural drainage gives way to a highly organized system of numbered ditches, such as Ditch No 104 and Ditch No 1, reflecting significant 20th-century land reclamation efforts within the Mississippi District.