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2018 Map of Oreana

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Oreana
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Humboldt River corridor defines this portion of the Humboldt Valley, where a complex network of historical transportation routes converges. Modern infrastructure overlays a deep history of western travel, visible in the alignment of the Old Emigrant Rd and the Old Victory Hwy. These legacy paths follow the natural geography between the river and the rising slopes of the West Humboldt Range to the east.

Settlement is concentrated at Oreana and Woolsey, points that historically served as vital stops along the central Nevada transit lines. To the east, the terrain becomes increasingly complex as drainage features like Limerick Canyon and Rochester Canyon cut through the mountains. This map records the persistent importance of the river valley as a primary thoroughfare, from the early days of emigrant travel to the development of Old Hwy 40 and beyond.