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1954 Map of Estacada

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Estacada
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Clackamas River serves as the industrial and geographic spine of this mid-1950s survey of Clackamas County, powering the region through the River Mill Powerhouse and Cazadero Powerhouse. The town of Estacada is the central hub, surrounded by smaller settlements like Currinsville, Garfield, and Springwater. The map reveals a landscape defined by timber and transit, with several sawmills scattered across the drainages of Deep Creek and Eagle Creek.

Evidence of pioneering history is found at the Barlow Cutoff Historical Mon near the community of Eagle Creek. Genealogists will find significant local records in the IOOF Cemetery, Mt Zion Cemetery, and Forester Cemetery. The infrastructure of the era is marked by an Abandoned Railroad running parallel to the river and a network of named rural routes like Dowty Road and Springwater Road connecting the scattered farms and youth camps.