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1920 Map of Heceta Head

Name: 1920 Topographic Map of Heceta Head
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1920
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1920

About this map

The rugged coastline of Lane County is meticulously documented in this 1918 military survey, revealing a landscape defined by dramatic headlands and a complex network of coastal lakes. Heceta Head serves as a prominent maritime landmark, situated just north of the Coast Guard Station and Cape Cove. The interior is characterized by the dense timberlands of the Siuslaw National Forest, where steep ridges like Cummins Ridge and Clover Ridge tower over isolated creek valleys.

Settlement patterns follow the water, with the community of Mercer situated near the shores of Mercer Lake and the small hamlet of Heceta positioned along the northern coast. Transportation is anchored by the Southern Pacific Siuslaw Branch railroad near the Siuslaw River and a unique trail labeled The Portage connecting various water bodies. Education in these rural outposts is represented by the Big Creek School and Mercer School, marking the social centers for early twentieth-century coastal residents.