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1958 Map of Ellensburg North

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Ellensburg North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Kittitas Valley agriculture and the northward expansion of Ellensburg define this mid-century landscape, where a complex network of irrigation channels like the Cascade Canal and Town Canal transformed the arid terrain. The northern outskirts of the city are anchored by the Central Washington College of Education, while the surrounding rural area is dotted with local landmarks like the Woldale School and Reecer Creek School.

Transport and industry follow the natural contours of the land, with the Yakima River and the competing lines of the Northern Pacific and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads cutting through the southwest. From the depths of Green Canyon to the Ellensburg Municipal Airport, the map captures a period of established irrigation-based farming and burgeoning educational infrastructure just before the era of major interstate development.