1986 Map of Cape Blanco

About this map

Cape Blanco stands as the most westerly point of the contiguous United States on this 1980s coastal survey, dominated by the prominent Lighthouse and the U S Coast Guard Reservation. The landscape is a complex intersection of maritime navigation and agricultural industry, evidenced by the Cranberry Bogs near the Cape Blanco State Airport. To the north, the waters of Floras Lake sit just inland from the high bluffs, while the Sixes River and Elk River cut through the coastal hills to reach the Pacific Ocean. This era shows the developed recreation areas at Cape Blanco State Park and the northern reaches of Port Orford near Garrison Lake, where a Trailer Park and Garrison Beach State Wayside mark the southern edge of the sheet.