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1895 Map of Truckee

Name: 1895 Topographic Map of Truckee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1902
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1902

About this map

Truckee serves as the central hub for this late nineteenth-century survey, situated at the junction of the Truckee River and the high-altitude Southern Pacific San Francisco and Ogden Line. The landscape is defined by the early industrial and recreational footprint of the Sierra Nevada, featuring numerous sawmills scattered through the timbered drainages and a network of remote waypoints such as Prosser House and Soda Springs Station.

The presence of high Sierra landmarks like Donner Pass and Donner Lake reflects the region's importance as a transcontinental transit corridor. Further south, the map details the early development of the Tahoe basin's western shore, including McKinney and Bellevue, while the interior is dotted with isolated mountain retreats like Rubicon Springs and Wentworth Springs. From the elevations of Castle Peak to the depths of the American Royal Gorge, the map captures a transition period when resource extraction and mountain tourism began to shape these high-country settlements.