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1918 Map of Hillsboro

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Hillsboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1920
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1920

About this map

Hillsboro serves as the focal point of a landscape where the agricultural Tualatin Valley meets the industrial and maritime corridors of the Columbia River and Willamette River. The area is densely patterned with early twentieth-century infrastructure, featuring the routes of the Oregon Electric Railway, United Railways, and the Spokane Portland and Seattle Ry. These rail lines connect scattered rural communities such as Orenco, Witch Hazel, and Glencoe to the riverside industry at Linnton and St Johns.

On the eastern edge, the complex waterways of Sauvie Island are meticulously detailed, showing Sturgeon Lake and the Multnomah Channel before modern flood control altered these wetlands. Local education is well-represented through numerous named district schools like the Helvetia School, Shady Brook School, and McKinley School, offering a clear look at the community structure of Washington and Multnomah counties during this era of growth.