1929 Map of Bend

About this map

The Deschutes River and its dramatic canyon system dominate this late 1920s survey, illustrating the hydraulic and agricultural development of Central Oregon. The landscape is dotted with early 20th-century irrigation efforts, including the Tumalo Reservoir and various ditches supporting settlements like Tumalo and Plainview. The expansion of regional infrastructure is evident through the convergence of the Oregon Trunk Railway and the Great Northern Railway near the growing hub of Bend. Educational and community life is anchored by numerous rural schoolhouses, such as Lava Rock Sch and Pine Ridge Sch, while the presence of Peter Skene Ogden Park reflects early state-level conservation. The map also records several family-named ranches and smaller locales such as Gates Ranch and Opal City, which served the local timber and ranching economies before many of these smaller junctions were superseded by modern highway realignments.