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1944 Map of Arched Rock

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Arched Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The Russian River meets the Pacific Ocean along this dramatic stretch of the Sonoma coastline during the early 1940s. The landscape is defined by steep coastal drainage, where deep cuts like Timber Gulch, Jewell Gulch, and Russian Gulch channel water from the high ridges down to the sea. The interior is dominated by Little Black Mountain and the West, Middle, and East branches of local waterways, reflecting the complex topography of the Muniz land grant area.

Coastal landmarks provide essential navigation points for this era, including the distinctive Arched Rock, Goat Rock, and the offshore Mile Rocks. The survey, conducted by M. H. Ware for the War Department and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, focuses on the strategic shoreline near the Bodega area. This map documents the coastal road network and terrain just as the region remained primarily defined by its natural landforms and early ranching boundaries.