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1962 Map of Bend Airport

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Bend Airport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

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Agricultural development and irrigation infrastructure define this high desert landscape east of Bend in the early 1960s. The intricate network of the Central Oregon Canal and the North Unit Main Canal cuts across the terrain, illustrating the massive engineering efforts required to water the arid soil of Deschutes County. These waterways, accompanied by numerous flumes, support a scattered community of rural homesteads and family-named roads such as Mc Grath Road and Dickey Road.

Social hubs like the Grange Hall and local institutions including Young Sch and Lava Rock Sch serve as the anchors for this ranching and farming district. To the north, the Bend Airport marks a modern transition in transportation, while natural features like Horse Cave and the volcanic elevation of Powell Butte provide prominent landmarks in a landscape increasingly organized by straight-line market roads and pipelines.