1969 Map of Tangent

About this map

Albany’s southern expansion and the surrounding Linn County farmlands are documented here in the late 1960s, showing a landscape defined by its irrigation and transportation networks. The Santiam Canal and numerous smaller waterways like Periwinkle Creek and Oak Creek cut through the level terrain, supporting the agricultural base of the Willamette Valley. The southern industrial and residential edges of Albany feature a high concentration of educational institutions, including Albany Union HS and Calapooya Jr High Sch, reflecting the community's mid-century growth. To the south, the village of Tangent serves as a local hub along the Southern Pacific railroad line. This survey captures the rural character of the area before modern suburban intensification, preserving the locations of numerous country schools like McFarland Sch and Price Sch that once anchored these farming districts.