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1942 Map of Roman Nose Mtn

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Roman Nose Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Roman Nose Mountain towers over this section of the Oregon Coast Range, marking the rugged divide between the Siuslaw River and Smith River drainage basins. Surveyed in the early 1940s, the map reveals a landscape defined by isolated homesteads and forest service infrastructure. Settled pockets like Linslaw and Gunter are connected by a thin network of unimproved roads and trails, while specific family-named landmarks such as the Luce Place, Hess Ranch, and Damewoods Place point to the era's rural habitation patterns.

Education and fire protection are anchored by the Alma School and Panther Creek School, alongside the Twin Sisters Guard Station. The drainage network is particularly dense here, featuring the North Fork Smith River and numerous tributaries like Hardenbrook Creek and Beaver Creek. Small bodies of water such as Yellow Lake and Esmond Lake offer a detailed view of the high-elevation terrain before modern development altered these remote timberlands.