1945 Map of Roman Nose Mtn

About this map

The Siuslaw River and Smith River systems dominate this mid-century view of the Oregon Coast Range, where the terrain is marked by steep ridges and winding watercourses. Settlement is sparse, clustered primarily around small clearings and infrastructure such as the Alma Sch and the Southern Pacific rail line that skirts the northern edge of the map near Linslaw and Austa. For genealogists and local historians, the map preserves the locations of legacy homesteads like Luce Place, Hess Ranch, and Damewoods Place, which speak to the area's history of isolated rural habitation.