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1957 Map of Albany

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Albany
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The confluence of the Santiam River and the Willamette River anchors this mid-century look at the Willamette Valley. The city of Albany serves as the regional hub, showing a dense grid of streets and industry concentrated along the Southern Pacific railroad lines and the Santiam Road. The landscape is a mosaic of agriculture and civic life, evidenced by the numerous country schools like McFarland School and Price School, alongside community centers such as Morning Star Grange and Riverside Hall.

North of the city, the former Camp Adair State Mil Res represents a significant military footprint, with Adair Village established nearby. The map tracks the shifting watercourses of the valley, from the winding Calapooia River to the complex channels around Kiger Island. For those tracing local history, several small cemeteries, including Suver Cem and Oakville Cem, remain as markers of early pioneer settlements throughout the surrounding prairie.