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1891 Map of Ashland

Name: 1891 Topographic Map of Ashland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1891
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1891

About this map

The Rogue River Valley and the southern Cascades are captured here during a period of significant regional development, as surveyed by Henry Gannett and his team in the late 1880s. The Oregon and California railroad corridor serves as the primary artery for settlement, connecting established hubs like Jacksonville, Medford, and Ashland. This transport network facilitated the growth of smaller agricultural and timber-focused communities such as Talent, Central Point, and Eagle Point.

To the northeast, the map provides a detailed view of the Crater Lake caldera before its designation as a National Park, noting Wizard Id. and a measured depth of 2000 feet. The landscape transitions from the valley floor to prominent peaks like Mt Pitt and Grizzly Pk.. This survey documents a wilderness being organized into counties, showing the early boundaries between Jackson, Douglass, and Klamath while marking vital water sources like Dead Indian Creek and Fish Lake.