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1912 Map of Jefferson

Name: 1912 Topographic Map of Jefferson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1912
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1912

About this map

The Santiam River and Willamette River converge in this river-bottom landscape, where early twentieth-century agriculture and rail infrastructure defined the valley's development. The grid of Albany is clearly visible in the south, while the northern reaches show Jefferson situated along a prominent bend in the river. This era was characterized by a dense network of local education, with rural life centered around sites like Conners School and Miller School.

Transport lines including the Oregon Electric and the Southern Pacific track alongside a series of oxbow lakes, named sequentially from First Lake to Fourth Lake. These water bodies and the meandering path of Periwinkle Creek illustrate the natural drainage patterns of the Willamette Valley before extensive modern modification. Prominent elevations such as Gale Butte and Hard Scrabble Hill provide the only significant relief in an otherwise low-lying flood plain.