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1970 Map of Monmouth

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Monmouth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Monmouth and Independence serve as the primary hubs in this Willamette Valley landscape, where the Southern Pacific railroad corridor and the Willamette River parallel each other through fertile lowland. The campus of the Oregon College of Education anchors the western side of the map, while the riverside character is defined by the American Bottom and several prominent islands, including Wells Island and Tyson Island.

Rural life in the 1970s is evidenced by numerous family-named landmarks and smaller settlements like Buena Vista, Wigrich, and Hopville. Along the Luckiamute River to the south, Helmick State Park provides a preserved natural space amidst the surrounding agricultural land. The transition from river-based transport to rail and road is visible through features like Wigrich Landing and the Old Railroad Grade cutting across the sloughs and floodplains.