1968 Map of Strawberry Canyon SW

About this map

Strawberry Canyon and its complex network of seasonal drainage's dominate this high desert landscape of Morrow County. Photographed in the mid-1960s, the terrain reveals a transition from active cattle ranching and dry-land farming to the preservation of earlier homesteading footprints. The map specifically identifies the Strawberry (Site), a former community location along Strawberry Road, and the McDaid Springs (Site), indicating where previous water-dependent settlements once stood. These sites, along with multiple wells and a Storage Bin, reflect the resource-driven settlement patterns of the Oregon interior. Significant geographical markers include the Base Line and prominent natural features like Little Juniper Canyon and McMillen Canyon, which carve through the plateau towards the Columbia River basin.