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1934 Map of The Dalles

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of The Dalles
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1934
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1934

About this map

The Dalles serves as the focal point for this mid-1930s survey, situated where the Columbia River transitions through its famous gorge. The riverfront is a busy artery of movement, defined by the Union Pacific railroad and a Toll Bridge connecting Oregon and Washington. This era reveals a landscape of dispersed agricultural communities and rural education, marked by numerous district schoolhouses such as Chenoweth Sch, Lone Pine Sch, and Fairbanks Sch.

South of the river, the terrain rises toward the Mt Hood National Forest, where the Twin Pines Lookout stands watch over the drainages of Mill Creek and Fifteenmile Creek. The map shows several smaller settlements and sidings like Mosler, Rowena, and Ortley along the river cliffs, while the presence of the Willamette Base Line provides the primary surveying anchor for the entire region. The north bank remains largely indicated as a preliminary unsurveyed area, emphasizing the river as a stark boundary between the established townships of Wasco County and the Washington side.