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1956 Map of Alsea

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Alsea
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The Alsea River system serves as the central artery for this mid-1950s survey of the Coast Range, where the confluence of the North Fork Alsea River and South Fork Alsea River defines the local geography. The settlement of Alsea is the primary hub, surrounded by a landscape increasingly managed for conservation and resources, including the Corvallis Watershed and the Siuslaw National Forest. The presence of the State Fish Hatchery and the Alsea Guard Station underscores the region's focus on forest and wildlife management during this era.

Evidence of earlier rural life persists in more remote corners, such as the Missouri Bend School, which is marked as abandoned by 1956. Higher elevations are anchored by prominent peaks like Grass Mountain and Prairie Mountain, while smaller homesteads and operations like Sharp Ranch and various scattered quarries dot the hillsides. Transport is dominated by the Alsea Highway, winding through the river valley to connect the small communities of Harlan and Alsea.