Lake Almanor dominates this 2015 survey, where the North Fork Feather River feeds into the reservoir near the town of Chester. The settlement of Chester shows a dense grid of residential streets like Main St and Cedar St, bounded by the aviation activity at Rogers Field. To the east and south, residential development clings to the shoreline, notably at Peninsula Village, Foxwood, and the Lake Almanor Country Club on the Almanor Peninsula. The surrounding terrain, managed by the Lassen National Forest, rises toward prominent peaks such as Manzanita Mtn and Mud Creek Butte. This era of the landscape is defined by the intersection of forest service lands and recreational waterfront growth, evidenced by public spaces like Catfish Beach and Johnson Fields alongside established forest spurs and county roads.
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1886 · Lassen Peak
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1892 · Lassen Peak
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1894 · Lassen Peak
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Almanor
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Westwood
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Mt. Harkness
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Chester
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Westwood
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Jonesville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1959 · Westwood
USGS Topo · 1:250,000