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1916 Map of Coyote Rapids

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Coyote Rapids
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Columbia River irrigation and rail expansion define this reach of the river during the mid-1910s. Small river settlements like Wahluke and Allard sit along the banks, supported by the infrastructure of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad and the Hanford Branch. The presence of the Pumping Plant and the Hanford Ditch highlights the early 20th-century efforts to reclaim this arid landscape for agriculture.

South of the river, the terrain rises toward Gable Mountain and the White Bluffs, overlooking the expansive Cold Creek Valley. Travelers during this era navigated the Cold Creek and Hanford Road, which connected the remote Haven settlement to the broader region. The map captures a specific moment before later 20th-century federal developments transformed this section of Benton County, preserving the locations of early homestead-era features like Rattlesnake Spr and Haven Sta.