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1911 Map of Boring

Name: 1911 Topographic Map of Boring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1911
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1911

About this map

The Portland and Oregon City Railway winds through the hills of Clackamas County, providing a primary transportation link between the growing settlements of Gresham and Boring during the early twentieth century. This survey reveals a landscape transitioning from pioneer homesteads to established agricultural communities, marked by an infrastructure of local education and faith. Schools such as Sycamore School, Buckley School, and Pleasant School are distributed across the terrain, serving the families of Powell Valley and Pleasant Home.

Along the southern reach of the sheet, the Clackamas River and Eagle Creek carve deep valleys through the upland, where smaller hamlets like Currinsville, Barton, and Morrow appear as focal points for local commerce. Cultural landmarks like the Spring Mountain Church and the junction at Peterson Crossroads indicate the social hubs of a rural population before the widespread expansion of the metropolitan area. The presence of the Power Company lines near Fairview and Bardsvale hints at the early industrial modernization reaching into these river valleys.