{"product_id":"old-map-of-little-rock-arkansas-by-usgs-1944-north-little-rock-arkansas-river","title":"Old Map of Little Rock, Arkansas by USGS, 1944 – North Little Rock \u0026 Arkansas River","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitled “Little Rock,” this United States Geological Survey topographical map presents Arkansas’s capital and its surrounding Pulaski County landscape as surveyed in 1944 and issued with a 1946 imprint. At a scale of 1:31,680, it captures the city at a revealing historical threshold, just as wartime America was giving way to postwar expansion. Little Rock appears not merely as an urban center, but as part of a broader geographical system shaped by river corridors, rail connections, roads, low hills, and adjoining settlements. The map’s careful lettering and systematic USGS design give it both practical clarity and historical elegance, preserving a moment when the modern city was beginning to press outward into its rural margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe United States Geological Survey, founded in 1879, became one of the great cartographic institutions of the modern world, producing maps that combined scientific precision with national ambition. Its topographic sheets were essential tools for engineers, planners, geologists, surveyors, and public agencies, translating the American landscape into a legible framework of contours, waterways, transport routes, and settlement patterns. This Little Rock sheet reflects that tradition beautifully. Rather than emphasizing ornament, the map’s authority comes from disciplined observation: the measured spacing of contour lines, the classification of roads, the crisp depiction of railways, and the hierarchy of place names. It is a map designed to be used, yet its accumulated detail now offers a richly textured historical portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLittle Rock’s setting is dominated by the Arkansas River, the defining natural feature of the sheet and one of the great waterways of the American interior. The river’s course organizes the geography of the map, separating and connecting Little Rock with North Little Rock and influencing the alignment of roads, railways, and settlement. Nearby, the Little Maumelle River and smaller creeks add further complexity to the terrain, tracing lowlands, drainage channels, and wooded margins. The contours reveal the rolling character of the region, where uplands and valleys subtly shape movement and development. This is not a flat urban plan, but a landscape map in which city, river, and hill country remain inseparably linked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe urban geography shown here is especially evocative. Little Rock and North Little Rock appear with their road grids, rail lines, crossings, and outlying connections, while smaller communities such as Wrightsville mark the wider inhabited landscape of Pulaski County. Highways and local roads extend outward like arteries, suggesting the growing importance of automobile travel, even as railways still form a prominent part of the transportation network. Grade crossings and route junctions speak to the practical concerns of mid-century mapping, when safe passage, logistics, and land access mattered intensely. In this sense, the map records not just where places were, but how people, goods, and institutions moved between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorically, the 1944 survey date makes this map particularly compelling. It captures Little Rock before many of the transformations that would define the later twentieth century: enlarged suburbs, expanded highways, intensified commercial corridors, and the broader metropolitan sprawl that reshaped Pulaski County after World War II. The map therefore offers a disciplined snapshot of a city poised between regional capital and modern metropolitan center. Its topographic language allows the viewer to see the foundations beneath later growth—the rivers, ridges, valleys, roads, and rail lines that guided expansion. For collectors of Arkansas history, urban development, or American scientific cartography, “Little Rock” is a quietly powerful document of place, transition, and terrain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePulaski County\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorth Little Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Maumelle River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArkansas River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrightsville\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLandmark sites, including grade crossings and roads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor roadways, including highways and local roads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRailways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParks or recreational areas, if marked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural features, including hills and valleys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBodies of water, including creeks, lakes, and rivers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the United States Geological Survey.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical 1:31,680 topographical map showing Little Rock, Arkansas, and surrounding areas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDated 1944 with a 1946 imprint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses contour lines to depict elevation and terrain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures a systematic layout with clear labels and references for navigation and planning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows varying elevations typical of the hilly terrain around Little Rock.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarks water bodies and vegetation to help illustrate the natural landscape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects a period of transition and growth in Little Rock around the end of World War II.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDocuments the area before later urban sprawl and infrastructure development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/it\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003eSee personalised map examples\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is printed to museum-grade archival standards using fade-resistant pigment inks on acid-free matte paper. Choose an unframed map print, framed map or canvas using the finish options above. Framed maps use crystal-clear optical acrylic and arrive ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith its rich detail and strong sense of place, this map makes a considered gift for a new home, anniversary, retirement or anyone with a personal connection to the area shown. Still deciding? 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