1979 Map of Duncans Mills

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The Russian River snakes through the Redwood Empire toward the Pacific Ocean in this late 1970s record of Sonoma County. The map details a landscape defined by the transition from coastal bluffs at Duncans Point and Portuguese Beach to the dense, canyon-cut forests of the interior. Riverside communities such as Duncans Mills, Monte Rio, and Villa Grande appear alongside mid-century vacation developments like Vacation Beach and Guernewood Park. Local genealogy and land-use researchers can identify several small landmarks, including a Schoolhouse near the southern coast, the St Joseph Camp church, and an old Cem near Bridgehaven. The terrain is marked by significant elevations like Mt Heller and Neeley Hill, while industrial traces appear as a Gravel Pit and Borrow Pit, reflecting the area's development along the Moscow Road corridor.