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1974 Map of Folly Farm

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Folly Farm and Cord represent vanished footprints of early settlement in this corner of Malheur County, recorded here as they appeared in the mid-1970s. The landscape is defined by its arid basins and volcanic rises, including the Sheepshead Mts and the high point of Duck Creek Butte. Water management is central to the area's history, evidenced by the numerous named springs like Antelope Spring and Black Bull Spring, as well as engineered features like Dowell Reservoir and Brokenlawn Waterhole. The map shows a transition from the elevated terrain of Post Mountain down into the wide Barren Valley and Folly Farm Flat. A remote cemetery and family-named locations such as Dowell Ranch provide important data points for genealogists researching the cattle ranching families who worked these high desert ranges. Historical trails and jeep tracks connect these scattered sites across the sagebrush flats and seasonal lakebeds.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1974
Date Published1977
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:62,500
Physical Dimensions18.2 x 21.9 inches

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This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.

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Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain