1942 Map of Coquille

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The Coquille river valley dominates this 1942 survey, showing a landscape defined by the convergence of the North Fork, Middle Fork, and South Fork. This area of Coos County reveals a mid-century economy built on resource extraction and river-bottom agriculture, with the Southern Pacific Railroad snaking through the valley floor to connect settlements like Coaledo, Norway, and Myrtle Point. Evidence of local industry is clear in the northern hills at the Overland Coal Mine and Thomas Mine. A dense network of rural infrastructure supports the scattered population, including the County Farm and a high concentration of neighborhood schoolhouses such as Fat Elk Sch, Roy School, and Lee School. The terrain transitions from the wide alluvial plains of Halls Prairie to the timbered heights of Budd Mtn and Anderson Mtn.