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1957 Map of Enterprise

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Enterprise
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The Wallowa Mountains rise sharply above the high desert plateaus of eastern Oregon in this late-1950s record of the region. The city of Enterprise and the town of Lostine anchor the agricultural and timber economy, connected by the Union Pacific railroad and a network of irrigation ditches that line the Alder Slope. Significant local landmarks include the Chief Joseph Monument and the Hurricane Grange, while the Fish Hatchery near the Wallowa River points to the area's long-standing natural resource management.

Deep within the Wallowa National Forest, the map details the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area boundary, tracing a landscape of high-altitude basins and remote camps. Numerous sites like Pole Bridge Forest Camp, Lillyville Forest Camp, and the Lostine Guard Sta provide coordinates for 20th-century recreational and administrative use. High-elevation features like the Joseph Mtn Mines and family-named landmarks such as Lapover Ranch offer precise data for genealogists and industrial historians studying the development of Wallowa County.