1954 Map of Fairfield

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Agricultural life and rail transit define this mid-century landscape along the Washington Idaho State Line. High plains and rolling coulees are anchored by central settlements like Rockford and Fairfield, which served as hubs for the surrounding wheat and pea farming communities. The infrastructure of the era is remarkably dense, featuring the lines of the Great Northern Railroad, the Union Pacific, and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific, which together moved the region's produce to market.