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1926 Map of Oregon

Name: 1926 Topographic Map of Oregon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1926
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1926

About this map

The bluffs of the Missouri River and the broad bottomlands of Holt and Doniphan Counties define this 1920s landscape. This survey, conducted by C.L. Sadler and released by the State of Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines, illustrates the transition from the high ridges of Oregon down to the rail-side settlements of Forest City and Forbes. The Missouri River's shifting path is captured before modern channelization, showing complex sandbars and islands near the Nodaway River confluence.

Rural infrastructure is documented through a dense network of country schools, including Bluff City School, Mayflower School, and Chambers School, which served the farming families of Lewis and Forbes townships. Transportation is dominated by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR and State Highway No 118, while drainage projects like the Squaw Creek Ditch highlight early efforts to reclaim the river's fertile floodplain for agriculture.