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1969 Map of Greenberry

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Greenberry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

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The William L Finley National Wildlife Refuge anchors the southern half of this Benton County landscape, preserving the marshy bottomlands of Muddy Creek and McFadden Creek. This 1969 field-checked survey reveals a rural economy organized around the Southern Pacific railroad line, which passes through the small shipping points of Shrock and Greenberry. To the west, the foothills of the Coast Range begin to rise, marked by local landmarks like Mill Hill, Pigeon Butte, and Winkle Butte.

Social centers for early residents are preserved in the locations of the Inavale Sch and the Oakridge Cem. A network of backroads like Bellfountain Road and Smith Loop Road connects these upland areas to the intricate oxbows and sloughs of the Willamette Valley floor, including Baker Lake and Booneville Slough. The presence of several quarries and gravel pits along the eastern water bodies indicates the active extraction of river-borne deposits during this era.