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1954 Map of Gold Beach

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Gold Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Rogue River meets the Pacific Ocean at the mid-century settlements of Gold Beach and Wedderburn. This 1954 field-checked survey highlights the coastal geography of Curry County, where the Mail Boat Route and the Gold Beach-Agness Road serve as primary links to the interior. The map captures a transition point between the maritime economy and the timber-rich highlands of the Siskiyou National Forest.

Cultural and historical markers like the Geisel Monument State Park and the local High Sch anchor the shoreline, while the terrain rises sharply toward Grizzly Mtn VABM Lookout and Signal Buttes. For those tracing local history, the map includes specific sites such as Gardner Ranch and Wests Mine, along with the complex network of creeks like Hunter Creek and the Pistol River that define the drainage of the southern Oregon coast.