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1922 Map of Preston Peak

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Preston Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Siskiyou National Forest dominates this mountain landscape, which was surveyed in 1915 as a rugged frontier of mining and early ranching. The Smith River and its numerous forks carve through steep ridges like Ship Mountain Ridge and Monumental Ridge, creating a geography defined by isolated bars and camps. Historic mining operations, including the Cleopatra Mine and Higgins Copper, highlight the area's extraction history, while scattered habitations like Washington Ranch and Herrington Ranch indicate where early settlers found footing in the river valleys.

Remote outposts such as Gasquet Adams Sta and Patrick Creek Station provided essential stops for travelers on the primitive road network. The map captures a moment before modern infrastructure, where the Turwar School served families in the far southwest and named locations like Indian Bar and Blackhawk Bar served as landmarks for those navigating the river system along the Boundary Line between California and Oregon.