1954 Map of Butte Falls

About this map

Butte Falls serves as the industrial and civic anchor of this 1950s landscape, where the Medford Logging Railroad and various logging roads snake through the timberlands of the Rogue River National Forest. The map documents a period of transition in rural education and settlement, noting the Derby Sch and Perry Sch as abandoned, while the Elk Trail Sch remains. Along the Rogue River, recreational and conservation efforts are evident at McLeod State Park and Casey State Park, located near the settlement of McLeod. This survey provides a detailed look at the water management and agricultural infrastructure of the era, including the Medford water supply aqueducts, the Fish Hatchery, and scattered homesteads like the Cobleigh Ranch and Frendenburg Ranch.