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1951 Map of Malheur Butte

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Malheur Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Malheur Butte dominates the southern landscape of this Malheur County region, rising above the convergence of the Malheur River and an extensive irrigation network. The agricultural development of the mid-20th century is clearly etched into the terrain through the paths of the Owyhee Canal, Ontario Canal No 1, and Ontario Canal No 3, which redirect water from the river to the surrounding heights.

Settlement patterns in the early 1950s appear concentrated near the Ontario Airport and the Ontario Heights Church. The map documents a transition from the drainage systems of Jacobsen Gulch and Coyote Gulch in the north to the cultivated fields of the valley. Local transportation is defined by family-named routes such as Gillerman-Froman Drive and Butler Blvd, reflecting the area's rural genealogy and the expansion of infrastructure near the golf course.