1958 Map of Klamath Falls

About this map

Klamath Falls and the sprawling Klamath Indian Reservation anchor this mid-century survey of the Oregon-California borderlands. The landscape is defined by its massive water systems, from the expansive Upper Klamath Lake and Agency Lake in the west to the terminal basins of Summer Lake and Lake Abert further east. The mid-1950s infrastructure reflects a region built on timber and transport, with the Southern Pacific, Great Northern, and Oregon California and Eastern railroads threading through the high desert and mountains.