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1905 Map of Portland

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Portland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1911
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1911

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The Columbia River and Willamette River dominate this early 20th-century landscape, framing the growth of Portland and Vancouver before modern levee and harbor developments. The riverbanks are dotted with landings and industrial markers like Mundays Ferry and numerous Sawmills, while Hayden Island and Government Island sit amidst a complex network of sloughs and lakes, including Vancouver Lake and the now-filled Guild Lake.

Settlement patterns reveal established neighborhoods such as University Park, Woodlawn, and Montavilla, alongside the military grounds of Vancouver Barracks. The transit landscape is defined by the Northern Pacific RR and the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co, showing the region's transition into a major Pacific Northwest rail hub. Of particular note for local historians are the Asylum near Vancouver and the early campus of Portland University, providing a window into the social infrastructure of the era.