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1950 Map of Endicott

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Endicott
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Endicott serves as the primary hub of this Whitman County landscape, situated along the Union Pacific railroad line within the distinctive terrain of Rebel Flat. The map reveals a highly structured agricultural and water network in the middle of the century, where drainage systems like Union Flat Creek and Alkali Creek carve through the plateau toward the Palouse River in the north and Penawawa Creek in the south.

Social and economic life is centered on small rail-side points like Thera and highway junctions such as Dusty. The presence of the Lacrosse Grange and Wheat Grange underscores the region's deep ties to collective farming organizations. Numerous windmills and gravel pits are scattered across the quadrangle, indicating the localized infrastructure required for ranching and road maintenance in this corner of the Palouse hills.