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1923 Map of Reedsport

Name: 1923 Topographic Map of Reedsport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Gardiner and Reedsport serve as the primary riverfront hubs on this coastal sheet, situated where the Smith River and Scholfield Cr converge into the expansive Umpqua River before meeting the Pacific Ocean. The landscape is a complex network of coastal lakes and tidal inlets, including North Tenmile Lake and Tenmile Lake, which are deeply indented by arms such as Shutter and Devon Arm. The presence of the Umpqua River LH and a Coast Guard Station near Winchester Bay underscores the area's importance for maritime navigation during the early twentieth century.

Industrial and social infrastructure is well-documented, from the Southern Pacific railroad line connecting Gardiner Sta to the interior, to numerous rural schoolhouses like Templeton School and Big Creek School. The map captures a moment when smaller settlements such as Tharp and Lakeside were established amidst the Siuslaw National Forest, revealing the early settlement patterns of the Douglas and Coos County borderlands.