1921 Map of Brownsville

About this map

Brownsville sits at the heart of this early twentieth-century survey, where the Southern Pacific line and the Calapooya River intersect to define the local economy. The landscape is marked by small rural settlements like Sodaville and Waterloo, the latter positioned near the winding course of the South Santiam River. This era in Linn County reveals a dense network of district education, with specialized sites like Rockhill School, Oak Grove School, and Union Point School serving the surrounding agricultural valley. Notable water management is evident through features like the Warren Ditch, which redirects flow from the river through the terrain north of town. To the south, the survey traces the headwaters of several drainages, including Tub Run and Pierce Cr, near the Diamond Hill School, providing a detailed look at the land before later development altered these rural school districts and homestead patterns.