1967 Map of Eden

About this map

The Umatilla National Forest straddles the state line in this mid-century survey, covering a remote corner of Wallowa County where the Wenaha River and Grande Ronde River carve deep through the plateau. Small signs of community life appear at Eden Community Hall and the nearby Eden Cem, located along the high ground of Eden Ridge. The landscape is defined by its dramatic relief, from the low riverside flats at Fairview Bar to the high vantage of the Hoodoo Lookout Tower on Hoodoo Ridge. The map documents a network of primitive travel routes, including a Pack Trail and numerous Jeep Trails that connect scattered water sources like Dan Gold Spring and Thorn Spring. This area represents the intersection of forest management and early twentieth-century homesteading, where isolated structures like a Guard Station and lone Cabin were essential for life in the Blue Mountains.