1950 Map of Weed

About this map

The rugged Northern California wilderness of Siskiyou County is the primary focus of this 1950 regional survey, compiled from data recorded by the U.S. Forest Service and the Corps of Engineers. At the time of this compilation, the landscape was largely defined by vast national forests and the remote outposts that supported them. Evidence of the mid-century agrarian and pioneer legacy remains through labels for places like the Lee Brown Ranch. In addition to these private holdings, the map identifies small, specialized settlements such as Darlingtonia, which sits as a localized node within the expansive timberlands and mountainous terrain. The map reflects a moment in time when resource management and forest service operations were the dominant human infrastructure in the Klamath region.