Map Index

Precontact History and Cultural Legacy

of Forest Research Sites in Southwestern Oregon

Click to enlarge. 1953 BLM aerial photograph of Shoestring study area, with vegetation-type patterns annotated as polygons for mappping purposes.

This index of annotated historical maps was developed under contract by Bob Zybach for Mike Newton, Oregon Sate University College of Forestry. These maps were used to help interpret and display changing landscape patterns in southwest Oregon during historical time, with a particular emphasis on the China Gulch, Humbug, and Shoestring study areas.

Early historical maps of southwest Oregon, 1826-1884. Early historical county maps of southwest Oregon at the

Cultural landscape patterns of southwest Oregon, 1826-1884. Detailed drawings of southwest Oregon locations, organized by local landmarks.

Historical maps of Applegate Valley subbasin, 1852-1978. Location of historical Applegate Valley roads, trails, and landmarks in the 1970s; 1931 forest fire history GIS map.

Historical maps of China Gulch study plots area. Metsker map, showing local landowners with road and trail locations followwing WW II.

Historical maps of Humbug study plots. Metsker map, showing local landowners with road and trail locations.

Historical maps and aerial photographs of Shoestring study plots. Selection of GLO maps, timber cruise, Metsker seuqence, aerial photos, and vegetation-types, showing logging history.

Original land survey notes of Shoestring study plots, 1854-1882. Reproductions of typed copies of original notes for 6-square miles.

Tabular summaries of Shoestring original land survey tree data. Bearing tree species and diameter classes for 6-square miles.

Tabular summary of Shoestring original timber cruise data. General description and analysis of 1916 property tax evaluation.

Early historical maps of SW Oregon, 1826-1884.

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Source Type Year Description
Zybach 2007 Annotated base map

1826-1856

Primary Athapaskan foot-trail and canoe routes in southwest Oregon in early historical time
Walling 1884

County boundaries and developments

1852-1884 Southern Josephine County during gold-mining period
Walling 1884

County boundaries and developments

1852-1884 Northern Josephine County during gold-mining period

Walling 1884

annotated

County boundaries and developments 1852-1884 Western Jackson County during gold-mining period

Walling 1884

annotated

County developments w/named landmarks

1826-1884 Douglas County during early historical period w/major trade routes

Historical maps of Applegate Valley subbasin, 1852-1978.

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Source Type Year Description
Johnson 1978 Named landmarks & locations 1852-1978 Map and named locations and travel routes of Applegate Valley

Johnson 1978

annotated

Annotated roads and trails 1826-1978 Historical travel routes and locations in Applegate Valley

Parsons & Assali

BLM 2007

GIS Map of historical coverages Map Legend 1900-1936 (2007) Forest fire history of the 1931 China Gulch and Humbug wildfires

Historical maps of China Gulch research plots area.

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Source Type Year Description
Metsker 1955

Cadastral, highlighted

1955 Landowners, landmarks, legal boundaries, and access routes of eastern Tsp. 38 S., Rng. 3 W., Applegate Valley, following WW II
Metsker 1955 Cadastral, annotated 1955 Landowners, landmarks, legal boundaries, and access routes of western Tsp. 38 S., Rng. 3 W., Applegate Valley, following WW II; annotated to highlight ancient ridgeline trail system

Historical maps of Humbug reasearch plots area.

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Metsker, no date Cadastral, annotated ca. 1950s Landowners, landmarks, legal boundaries, and access routes of eastern Tsp. 38 S., Rng. 4 W., Applegate Valley, apparently following WW II; annotated to highlight ancient ridgeline trail system

Historical maps and aerial photographs of Shoestring study plots

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Douglas County Surveyor Annotated topo; with surface features and legal subdivisions 1854-1882 General Land Office survey maps of Tsp. 31 S., Rng. 5 W., and 31 S., Rng. 6 W.; cropped, annotated, and indexed to original land survey notes
  BLM Timber Cruise, annotated 1916 Species, volumes, diameters, and heights of merchantable Douglas-fir timber of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Tsp. 31 S., Rng. 6 W., Sec. 1 w/ tabular summary and analysis
  Metsker 1941 Cadastral, annotated 1941 Landowners, landmarks, legal boundaries, and access routes of eastern Tsp. 31 S., Rng. 6 W., Cow Creek Valley, pre-WW II; annotated to highlight ancient ridgeline trail system
 

Metsker

1954

Cadastral, highlighted 1954 Landowners, landmarks, legal boundaries, and access routes of eastern Tsp. 31 S., Rng. 6 W., Cow Creek Valley, post-WW II; annotated to highlight ancient ridgeline trail system
 

Metsker

1967

Cadastral, annotated 1967 Landowners, landmarks, legal boundaries, and access routes of eastern Tsp. 31 S., Rng. 6 W., Cow Creek Valley, pre-WW II; annotated to highlight ancient ridgeline trail system: "Shoestring Trail"
 

BLM 1953

Aerial Photograph 1953 Southern 1/3 aerial sequence of Tsp. 31 S., Rng. 6 W., Sec. 1, Cow Creek Valley clearcut logging
  BLM 1953 Aerial Photograph, annotated 1953 Annotated 2/3 aerial sequence of Tsp. 31 S., Rng. 6 W., Sec. 1, Cow Creek Valley clearcut logging
  BLM 1953 Aerial Photograph 1953 Northern 3/3 aerial sequence of Tsp. 31 S., Rng. 6 W., Sec. 1, Cow Creek Valley clearcut logging
  BLM 19xx Vegetation Types ca. 1955 Tsp. 31 S., Rng. 6 W., Secs. 1 and 12, Cow Creek Valley clearcut logging and forest types
BLM 19xx Vegetation Type, annotated ca. 1955 Tsp. 30 S., Rng. 6 W., Secs. 1 and 12, Cow Creek Valley clearcut logging and forest types

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