1957 Map of Klamath Falls

About this map

Klamath Falls serves as the industrial and population hub of this southern Oregon landscape, where the waters of Upper Klamath Lake flow into Lake Ewauna and the Klamath River. The map captures a moment when the regional economy was heavily reliant on timber and rail, evidenced by the presence of a Sawmill, a Quarry, and a dense network of lines belonging to the Southern Pacific, Oregon California and Eastern, and Great Northern RR. Beyond the urban core, the landscape transitions into the agricultural drainage basins of the Klamath Strait and Lower Klamath Lake.