The Sanborn Map Co. provided city maps to fire insurance companies before there was a communications network to access risk in smaller towns and cities with no agents. These maps have become a treasury of historical information.

The December 1908 map showed Piggott with a population of 2000, no Fire Dept., no public lighting, no paved streets. It produced water from a 300 ft. well, 2 inch water pipes supplied from 2000 gal. tank kept under 40 to 60 pounds pressure by a FAIRBANKS-MORSE air compressor.

The Map shows a Livery Stable Sitting on the corner of Court and Second where the City Hall is now. It was constructed of wood and was 12 ft. high from the ground to the eaves. The Morgan hotel was on Front Street between Main and Court.