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1968 Map of Cashmere

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Cashmere
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Wenatchee River valley serves as the primary corridor for commerce and settlement in this late 1960s survey, with the town of Cashmere centered at the confluence of several deep canyons. Transportation infrastructure is dense along the riverbank, where the Sunset Highway and the Burlington Northern railroad parallel the water's path. Irrigation is vital to the valley's agricultural character, evidenced by the Icicle Canal winding along the lower slopes above the orchard lands.

Beyond the residential streets, the terrain rises sharply into the Wenatchee National Forest and the Entiat Mountains. Landmarks such as Tibbetts Mtn and Eagle Rock overlook a landscape carved by Nahahum Canyon and Ollala Canyon. Local civic life is marked by the County Fairground, the Vale Sch, and various Gravel Pits that supported the area's development during this period of mid-century growth.