1954 Map of Anlauf

About this map

The Coast Fork Willamette River winds through the hills of Douglas and Lane Counties, forming a corridor of early industrial and agricultural activity. In the mid-1950s, the landscape was defined by the transition from river-bottom farming to upland mining, exemplified by the Black Butte Mine near the southern boundary. Along the northern reaches, the Cottage Grove Lake reservoir stands behind its spillway, while the Southern Pacific railroad tracks and the Pacific Highway trace the valleys near Curtin and Anlauf. Local community life is preserved in the locations of the London Sch, Hebron Church, and the Indian Burial Ground near EIk Creek. Noteworthy structures such as the Grant Applegate Bridge and the Rouse Bridge mark the era's crossing points over the primary waterways.