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1963 Map of Potters Ponds

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Potters Ponds
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Sidwalter Corral and the surrounding high plateau of Miller Flat define this 1963 landscape, where the high-desert terrain of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation meets the boundary between Wasco and Jefferson Counties. The map documents a specialized rural infrastructure centered on water management and grazing, with sites like Sidwalter and Boulder Corral connected by a network of primitive routes such as Old Mill Road and Boulder Road. These features suggest a period when livestock management and seasonal camps were central to the area's utility.

The topography is sharply divided by the deep descent of Shitike Creek and the long reach of Wolford Canyon, contrasting with the broad expanses of Mill Creek Flat. For those researching local history, the presence of Borrow Pits and various springs like Seymore Springs indicates small-scale landscape modification for road building or water access. The named Potters Ponds along Mill Creek serve as a primary landmark in a region otherwise characterized by its remote, functional land use patterns.