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1922 Map of Eureka

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Eureka
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

Humboldt Bay and its complex network of sloughs and timber-driven settlements anchor this coastal reconnaissance produced under the direction of A.R. Ehrnbeck. The industrial footprint of the early 1920s is evident in the dense street grid of Eureka and the sprawling rail connections of the N. W. P. R. R. feeding into Arcata. Along the narrow Peninsula, the company town of Samoa and nearby Fairhaven overlook the shipping lanes, while the Humboldt L.H. and the U.S. Engr. Dock at the harbor entrance mark the critical maritime infrastructure of the era.

Moving inland, the landscape transitions from the marshy The Lagoon and Freshwater Slough to the upland timber and ranching areas of Dows Prairie and Fieldbrook. Small rural clusters like McKinleyville and Essex are depicted along the Mad River, alongside industrial markers like the Shingle Mill. This sheet captures the region as a primary lumber shipping hub, where the Arcata Wharf once extended deep into the bay to meet the needs of deep-water vessels.