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1959 Map of Tyee City

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Tyee City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The Pacific Ocean coastline dominates this late 1950s survey, where the Mad River meets the sea amid a narrow band of Sand Dunes. The map focuses on the rural coastal edge north of Humboldt Bay, featuring the small settlement of Tyee City and the agricultural expanse of the Arcata Bottoms. This landscape is defined by the efforts to manage the wetlands, with an extensive system of Levee structures protecting the lowlands around Mad River Slough and Liscom Slough.

Transportation and infrastructure of the era are clearly marked, including the Logging Railroad and the CAA Radio Range Sta near the riverbank. Family-named landmarks such as Jackson Ranch Road and the small locality of Liscom provide valuable touchpoints for genealogists. The presence of Lanphere Rd and several unnamed gravel roads suggests the modest scale of development along this coastal stretch before modern expansion.