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1922 Map of Korbel

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Korbel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

Arcata and Mad River Railroad and Northwestern Pacific Railroad lines intersect near the heart of the timber country, serving the established settlement at Blue Lake and the neighboring community of Korbel. This 1922 tactical map, compiled by Major A.R. Ehrnbeck of the Corps of Engineers, illustrates the vital connection between the lumber industry and the waterways of the Mad River and Redwood Creek.

Beyond the rail corridors, the terrain climbs toward peaks like Humboldt Mt 3380 and Bald Mt, where small outposts like Bairs and Berry's are situated along the mountain ridges. The southern portion of the map traces the winding course of the river through Riverside and past Maple Creek, providing a detailed look at the scattered homesteads and logging hubs that defined this part of Humboldt County before modern development changed the landscape. Portions of the Trinity National Forest and the Hoopa Valley Ind. Res. border the eastern reaches of the survey.