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1923 Map of Mount Angel

Name: 1923 Topographic Map of Mount Angel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1923
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1923

About this map

Woodburn and Mount Angel serve as central hubs in this early 1920s survey of Marion County’s fertile agricultural landscape. The region is defined by a dense network of competing rail lines, including the Southern Pacific, Oregon Electric, and the Willamette Valley Southern, which facilitated the movement of crops from the surrounding prairies and valleys. To the south, the US Indian School Chemawa stands as a significant institutional landmark near Brooks, while the Pudding River and its many tributaries like Zollner Creek wind through the terrain, supporting numerous small rural communities.

Local history is deeply etched into the map through a remarkable concentration of country schools, such as Belle Passi School and Grassy Pond School, and spiritual centers like St Benedict and Shannon Church. These features, alongside Pioneers Cemetery, document the established settlement patterns of the French Prairie and Elliott Prairie districts before modern highway expansion altered the rural character of these Willamette Valley townships.