1958 Map of Vancouver

About this map

The Columbia River and Willamette River confluence anchors this mid-century look at the Pacific Northwest, as the metropolitan expansion around Portland meets the agricultural heart of the Willamette Valley. In the west, the Coast Range gives way to the dairy country of Tillamook and the narrow sand spit of Bayocean Peninsula. This 1974 revision includes significant military and conservation landmarks, such as Camp Adair Military Reservation and Saddle Mountain State Park. The region's transport network is shown in transition, with major rail lines like the S.P. Ry. and U.P. RR. serving the timber and farming communities of McMinnville, Lafayette, and Seaside. From the heights of the Cascade Range near Mount Hood to the rocky shoreline of Cape Meares, the map documents the infrastructure of the postwar Oregon coast and inland valleys.