1918 Map of Kerby

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Siskiyou National Forest dominates this 1915 survey of southwest Oregon, where the rugged terrain of the Bald Mountains and the Chetco River headwaters shaped early industrial and government activity. The map reveals a landscape defined by the extraction of minerals and the management of timber, evidenced by numerous claims like the Eureka Mine and Queen of Bronze Mine. These operations were supported by small, dispersed settlements and administrative outposts such as Kerby, Waldo, and the Ferren Ranger Station.