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1943 Map of Trail

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Trail
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Rogue River carves a deep path through Jackson County, anchoring a landscape where wartime military expansion met established mountain ranching in the 1940s. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the Camp White Military Reservation, a significant training facility that transformed the local geography during the war years. To the north, the terrain rises into the Rogue River National Forest, where isolated outposts like Chicago Cabin and the Walpole settlement sit along the Cleveland Creek Trail.

Genealogists can trace rural life through family-named landmarks such as Yonkers Ranch, Drake Ranch, and Cliff Ranch. Education in these remote reaches centered on small local institutions like Meadows Sch and Reese Creek Sch. The presence of the Mountain King Mine near Elkhorn Butte points to the area's mineral interests, while the Gaging Sta and Dodge Bridge Road highlight the vital infrastructure managing the river's flow near Shady Cove.