Map of Prairie and Timber Lands in Arkansas County

Stuttgart, Ar: The Free Press, 1910. About very good.. Illustrated broadside and map, 15.5 x 10.25 inches. Old folds, some starting to separate along outer fold lines, minor toning and soiling. A few pencil and ink notations. An unrecorded promotional real estate and timber map of Arkansas County, Arkansas, illustrated with two photographs. Arkansas County is located in the southeast delta region of the state, extending northwest from the confluence of the Arkansas and White rivers. The present map of the county is partially colored in green, and has two small notations regarding tracts of land in the southwestern portion of the county and a four-line (truncated) notation in pencil in the right margin. The larger of the two photographs pictures four farmers on horse-powered tractors "Cutting Rice on Grand Prairie Near Stuttgart, Arkansas." This photograph, which features actual horse power and not mechanized farm equipment likely dates the broadside to the first decade of the 20th century, if not earlier. The smaller photograph of a tree-fronted house is titled, "Model Grand Prairie Home." The broadside was published by The Free Press, the local Stuttgart newspaper that ran from 1889 until 1924.

"The timber industry in Arkansas developed in all directions after the Civil War. The abundant forests of the state made it possible over the years to produce lumber, kraft paper, fine paper, newsprint, chemicals, charcoal, and many other products. The industry’s development depended first upon the availability of abundant forests. From Little Rock (Pulaski County) in central Arkansas to the north, west, and south are forests and marketable timber. To the east is the Delta, where hardwood grows in the swamps and river bottoms" - Encyclopedia of Arkansas online.

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