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1935 Map of Newberry Crater

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Newberry Crater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

Newberry Crater dominates the central landscape of this 1930s survey, its volcanic caldera holding the twin waters of Paulina Lake and East Lake. The surrounding high desert and volcanic fields of the Deschutes National Forest are marked by a complex network of geological features, including the Lava River Cave, Skeleton Cave, and Arnold Ice Cave. The human footprint of the era is defined by the timber and ranching industries, with several logging outposts such as Brooks-Scanlon Camp 2 and Brooks-Scanlon Camp 3 established in the eastern flats.

Transportation and small-scale settlement patterns are evident along The Dalles-California Highway and the Oregon Highway 54 corridor. For local history researchers, the map identifies specific rural landmarks like the Vandevert Ranch and its associated Vandevert Sch, as well as the railroad settlement at Shevlin. These labels provide a clear view of the Deschutes and Lake County borderlands before modern development, recording the locations of isolated ranches like the Allen Ranch and Shonquest Ranch that supported the early twentieth-century economy.