{"product_id":"old-map-of-cannon-beach-oregon-by-usgs-1949-haystack-rock-tillamook-head-ecola-state-park","title":"Old Map of Cannon Beach, Oregon by USGS, 1949 – Haystack Rock, Tillamook Head \u0026 Ecola State Park","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1978 from 1949 survey work, the United States Geological Survey’s “Tillamook Head” captures one of the most dramatic reaches of the northern Oregon coast at a revealing mid-century moment. At 1:24,000 scale, it presents Cannon Beach, Seaside, Tillamook Head, Ecola Point, Indian Beach, and the adjoining Pacific shoreline with the precision and restraint for which USGS topographic mapping is renowned. The map’s contours give immediate form to the steep coastal headlands, forested slopes, and narrow lowlands that define this landscape, while its measured color scheme distinguishes terrain, water, roads, and settlement with elegant clarity. As both a technical document and a historical portrait, it records the region before later waves of tourism, residential growth, and conservation-minded development reshaped its coastal communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mapmaker, the United States Geological Survey, brought to this work nearly a century of institutional expertise in rendering the American landscape legible. Founded in 1879, the USGS became the nation’s authoritative source for topographic mapping, transforming field surveys, triangulation, elevation measurement, and geographic observation into maps used by engineers, planners, scientists, and explorers. In “Tillamook Head,” that tradition is visible in the disciplined contour intervals and careful placement of hydrographic, cultural, and natural features. The result is not merely a guide to location, but a structured interpretation of landform. Every ridge, creek, promontory, and road is fitted into a coherent geographic system, offering a remarkably lucid view of a coast where mountains descend almost directly into the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCannon Beach anchors the southern portion of the mapped area, already recognizable as a coastal destination but still shown in a comparatively modest stage of development. Just offshore, Haystack Rock marks the shoreline with iconic force, one of Oregon’s most celebrated sea stacks and a defining symbol of the town’s scenic identity. The map situates this landmark within a wider coastal setting of beaches, points, and headlands, including Ecola Point, Indian Point, Bull Point, and Champoeg Point. These names evoke a shoreline of coves, bluffs, and wave-cut promontories, shaped by ocean energy and volcanic geology. Read closely, the map reveals how settlement here adapted to topography, with roads and trails negotiating a landscape governed by cliffs, forests, streams, and shifting coastal margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo the north, Seaside and the lowlands around the Necanicum River introduce a contrasting geography of river mouths, flats, and coastal settlement. The Necanicum and nearby Neawanna Point help define a gentler, more open coastal environment than the precipitous slopes of Tillamook Head, while the Youngs River and the broader regional drainage patterns hint at the complex hydrology of Oregon’s northwest corner. Farther south and east, the approach toward Nehalem Bay suggests the continuity of estuarine landscapes along the coast, where rivers meet the Pacific in sheltered tidal waters. These waterways are more than cartographic details: they were corridors of travel, sources of livelihood, ecological habitats, and determinants of where roads, towns, and recreational routes could develop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rugged prominence of Tillamook Head dominates the map’s character, its dense contours conveying a steep, forested mass rising above the Pacific. This headland has long been one of the great natural thresholds of the Oregon coast, associated with Indigenous presence, early exploration, and later scenic preservation. The inclusion of Ecola State Park, Indian Beach, and associated trails underscores the area’s growing identity as a place of public recreation and protected landscape. The map captures that balance between wildness and access: roads edge toward viewpoints, trails trace through heavy terrain, and named points frame vistas over the ocean. As a historical document, it allows present-day viewers to compare coastlines, park boundaries, transportation routes, and settlement patterns across time, revealing the evolving relationship between Oregon’s coastal communities and their spectacular setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCannon Beach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeaside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillamook Head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEcola Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndian Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndian Beach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBull Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHaystack Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChampoeg Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeawanna Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoungs River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNecanicum River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePacific Ocean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNehalem Bay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEcola State Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious trails and roads in the vicinity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical 1:24,000 topographical map of Cannon Beach, Oregon, and the surrounding coastal area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated in 1949 and published with a 1978 imprint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), known for authoritative topographic mapping and geographic studies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighlights Cannon Beach, a scenic coastal town associated with Haystack Rock.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures clear elevation contours that show the area’s terrain and elevation changes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses color differentiation to distinguish land cover and map features effectively.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows a rugged coastal landscape with significant elevation changes typical of the Oregon coastline.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaptures geographic features before later development, making it useful for comparison with modern maps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides insight into historical urban, environmental, and landscape changes over time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). 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