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2011 Map of Sweet Home

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Sweet Home
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Sweet Home sits at the heart of this Linn County landscape, serving as a hub between the South Santiam River and the timber-rich hills of the Cascade foothills. The area's industrial legacy is reflected in the Willamette Log Pond and the extensive network of forest roads like Marks Ridge Dr and Johnson Creek Ln. To the east, the construction of the Foster Dam is evident through the presence of Foster Lake, which altered the original course of the river near the community of Foster.

Genealogists and local historians will find several well-preserved burial grounds across the quadrangle, including the Berlin Cemetery near the settlement of Berlin and the Wiley Cemetery further south. The map also documents social and religious landmarks such as the McDowell Creek Evangelical Church and Camp Tadmor, nestled near Tadmor Lake. From the heights of North Butte to the valley floor of Pleasant Valley, the survey details a landscape where small-scale agriculture and the timber industry have long coexisted.