1954 Map of Molalla

About this map

Molalla serves as the industrial and civic anchor of this mid-1950s landscape, where timber operations and agricultural trade converge along the Southern Pacific rail line. The presence of a large Log Pond and the local Airport at Hutchinson Airpark highlight the post-war economic activity of Clackamas County. To the north, the Molalla River and Milk Creek wind through a territory marked by historic river-side settlements like Mulino and Union Mills. This 1954 survey, updated with 1980s data, documents the transition of rural education as several local landmarks, including Eldorado Sch and Mt Hope Sch, are noted as abandoned. The map also captures infrastructure critical to the era, from the Pipeline crossing the northern terrain to the Covered Bridge located near Shady Dell.