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1921 Map of Cottage Grove

Name: 1921 Topographic Map of Cottage Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1921
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1921

About this map

Cottage Grove serves as the primary hub of activity in this 1918–1919 survey, situated at the confluence of the Coast Fork Willamette River and the Southern Pacific and Eastern Railroad. The landscape is a study in diverse terrain, transitioning from the broad drainage of the Willamette River and the flat expanse of Camas Swale to the prominent heights of Spencer Butte and McFarland Butte. The distribution of rural education is notably preserved here through the locations of the Spencer Creek School, La Blue School, and the uniquely named Green Door School.

A distinct transport corridor follows the river valley, carrying the Portland and San Francisco Line through smaller settlements like Walker, Saginaw, and Creswell. Further west, the terrain becomes increasingly complex as the Pacific Divide separates the Willamette watershed from the headwaters of the Siuslaw River. The presence of a Flume near the Lane and Douglas County line indicates the timber and water management infrastructure essential to the region's early twentieth-century economy.