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1954 Map of Copco

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Copco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Klamath River carves a deep course through the northern portion of this Siskiyou County landscape, defined by the reservoir at Copco Lake and the rugged volcanic terrain of the Shasta Valley. Settlement patterns in the mid-1950s are concentrated along the Southern Pacific rail line and the valley floor, where small communities like Ager and Snowdon contrast with the higher elevations of Bogus Mountain and Terwilliger Peak.

Educational history is well-preserved across the quadrangle, including the Fall Creek Sch and the Foothill Sch (Aban'd), reflecting the shifting rural population of the era. The presence of the Siskiyou Co Airport and the Lakeview Lookout highlights the region's mid-century infrastructure for both transportation and fire management within the Shasta National Forest. A web of creeks, including Bogus Creek and Willow Creek, drain the high country toward the river, illustrating the complex hydrology of the California-Oregon borderlands.