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1943 Map of Badger Pocket

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Badger Pocket
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The agricultural heart of Kittitas Valley is defined by a sophisticated irrigation network including the Cascade Canal, Town Canal, and the Wippel Wasteway. These systems transformed the landscape around Kittitas, where the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad line intersects with local commerce. To the south, the terrain shifts dramatically at Manastash Ridge, dropping toward the winding Yakima River.

Evidence of early 20th-century rural life is scattered across Badger Pocket, from the Badger Pocket Sch and Broadview Sch to the social hub at Denmark Hall. Industrial footprints are visible at the Silica Mine and the rail-side settlements of Wymer and Roza. The map traces the transition from the irrigated plains through Vanderbilt Gap into the high, spring-fed canyons and ridges of southern Kittitas County.