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1908 Map of Grants Pass

Name: 1908 Topographic Map of Grants Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Grants Pass serves as the central hub of this early 20th-century landscape, where the Southern Pacific railroad meets the Rogue River. The region is defined by a dense concentration of quartz and placer mining activity, with numerous operations like the Granite Hill Mine, Braden Mine, and Bill Nye Mine scattered across the surrounding peaks. This survey captures a specific era of extraction and expansion, documenting the transition from small river bars like Seattle Bar to established mining districts near Gold Hill.

South of the river, the landscape becomes increasingly vertical within the Siskiyou National Forest, leading toward the Oregon Caves National Monument near the Oregon-California Boundary Line. The network of creeks—including Applegate River and Williams—supports several small valley settlements such as Murphy and Provolt. Local education is anchored by rural landmarks like Griffin School and Grommets School, providing valuable points of reference for genealogists tracing families in the Illinois and Rogue River valleys.