1967 Map of Dayton

About this map

Dayton serves as the focal point of this Columbia County survey, situated where Patit Creek meets the Touchet River. The town's layout during the late 1960s reveals a well-developed municipal core featuring the Courthouse, City Hall, and Pietrzycki High Sch. The presence of massive Grain Elevators near the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern rail lines highlights the area's agricultural significance. To the south, the settlement of Baileysburg marks the transition into more complex drainage patterns where the river splits. The landscape is defined by a series of named draws including Mustard Hollow, Davis Hollow, and Whetstone Hollow, while infrastructure like the Gaging Station and Filtration Plant along the North Fork Touchet River points to the vital management of local water resources for the surrounding valley farms.