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1965 Map of Dot

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Dot
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Dot serves as the focal point for this Klickitat County landscape in the mid-1960s, a rural crossroads characterized by its local institutions and rugged drainage systems. The presence of the Dot Sch and the Grange Hall suggests a tight-knit agricultural community supported by a network of established routes like Schrantz Road and Newell Grade Road. The terrain is deeply incised by steep drainages, including the winding Wood Gulch and the aptly named Big Horn Canyon to the north.

Water sources are critical here, evidenced by numerous named springs such as Cold Spring and the drainage of Chapman Creek. Large-scale topographic features like The Burn in the southwest and the descriptively named Old Lady Canyon dominate the southern half of the sheet. Modern infrastructure is represented by a Pipeline traversing the central hills, while older land use is marked by a Borrow Pit and various corrals, indicating a landscape defined by ranching and utility.