1950 Map of Clayton

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Long Lake and the Spokane River dominate this 1950 topography of the borderlands between Stevens and Spokane counties. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the elevated Negro Mtn and Five Sisters peaks down to the expansive Four Mound Prairie and Rose Prairie. Along the eastern edge, the Great Northern railroad services the town of Clayton, while the rural interior is dotted with the community infrastructure of an earlier generation, including the Grange Hall, Happy Home Ch, and the Williams Valley Sch. Near the southern confluence, the Fort Spokane Historic Site and a Gaging Sta sit near the hydroelectric developments at Nine Mile Falls. This survey documents a mid-century moment where established valley farming communities like Williams Valley remained distinct before later regional growth.