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1934 Map of The Dalles

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of The Dalles
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

The Dalles serves as the focal point for this survey of the Columbia River corridor, captured during the early 1930s. The map illustrates a landscape defined by the river’s power before later hydroelectric developments, showing the treacherous Fivemile Rapids, Big Eddy, and Three Mile Rapids. Along the banks, the Union Pacific railroad tracks follow the water's edge, connecting small settlements like Mosier and Chatfield with the larger hub at the river bend.

Further inland, the terrain rises toward the Mt Hood National Forest, where a network of rural schools—such as Mill Creek Sch and Chenoweth Sch—supported the dispersed agricultural community. The presence of Clancy Ranch and Ketchum Ranch among the flats and creeks highlights the ranching economy of the era, while the Great Southern railroad line pushes south into the wheat-growing country around Rice and Fairfield.