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1962 Map of Boardman

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Boardman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Columbia River dominates this mid-century survey, dividing Oregon's Morrow County from Washington's Benton County. In this era, the river landscape is defined by the massive Blalock Island and the diverging North Channel and South Channel. Near the shoreline, the town of Boardman serves as a hub for both the Union Pacific railroad and local agricultural infrastructure.

Evidence of the region's mid-century military and industrial significance is visible south of the river, where the Naval Reservation Boundary marks the edge of the Boardman Bombing Range. This arid landscape is further shaped by water management projects like the West Extension Irrigation Canal. Local history is captured in the small settlement of Messner, the River View Cem, and numerous family-named roads such as Ed Kunze Road and Smith Road that grid the plateau above Juniper Canyon.