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1944 Map of Bangor

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

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Gold-bearing gravels and hard-rock quartz veins define the industrial landscape across this mid-century survey of the Butte and Yuba County border. Centered on the settlement of Bangor, the map documents a region still heavily influenced by its mining heritage, from the Blue Lead Mine to the Phoenix Mine (Abandoned) and the Manzanita Mine. The complex hydraulic and hard-rock history is evident in the network of ditches like the Wyandotte Canal and named topographical features such as Swedes Flat and New York Flat Cr.

Social centers for early ranching and mining families are well-preserved in the record, including the Hansonville Sch and Wyandotte Sch. Along the southern boundary, the Yuba River flows through the Upper Narrows Reservoir, illustrating the mid-century water management infrastructure supporting the foothill communities of Iowa City, Oregon House, and Loma Rica. Small-scale industry is represented by Robinson Sawmill near the northern edge, highlighting the area's transition from pure extraction to timber and agriculture.