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1967 Map of Clyde

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Clyde
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Agricultural infrastructure dominates the landscape of Eureka Flat in this late 1960s mapping of Walla Walla County. The area is defined by the vital relationship between high-plateau dryland farming and the heavy transport of the Burlington Northern railroad. Small rail-side outposts like Clyde, Pickard, and Harvey serve as the primary nodes for this economy, each anchored by substantial Grain Elevators or Storage Bins designed to collect the harvests of the surrounding hills.

Topographically, the map reveals a deeply dissected terrain where the flat agricultural tableland is cut by the winding course of Walker Canyon and the seasonal drainage of Dry Hollow. A network of rural roads, including Babcock Road and Smith Springs Road, connects the isolated grain stations across the rolling contours, while a significant utility Pipeline traverses the quadrangle from the northeast to the southwest, cutting across the natural drainage patterns of the region.