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1966 Map of College Place

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of College Place
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Walla Walla Valley serves as a rich intersection of educational, agricultural, and historic sites along the border of Washington and Oregon. College Place dominates the landscape as a hub of learning, centered around the Walla Walla College campus and the Walla Walla Valley Academy. The map reveals a transition from these concentrated institutional grounds to the productive farmlands of the surrounding valley, where grain elevators mark rail sidings at Sudbury and Whitman.

Evidence of the region’s deep historical roots is preserved at the Whitman Mission National Historic Site, located near the confluence of Mill Creek and the Walla Walla River. The landscape is etched with irrigation systems like the Ditch network and numerous small waterways including Garrison Creek and Yellowhawk Creek. Small, distinct communities such as Mojonnier, Pedigo, and Garrett appear alongside the tracks of the Northern Pacific and Union Pacific railroads, which facilitated the movement of grain and produce through this fertile corridor.