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1949 Map of Greenacres

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Greenacres
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Industrial expansion and military logistics dominate the post-war landscape along the Spokane River valley. The massive Naval Supply Depot at Velox and the nearby Aluminum Rolling Mill represent a period of significant economic development between Trentwood and Irvin. This corridor is dense with transportation infrastructure, where the Northern Pacific, Spokane International, and Great Northern railroads converge to serve the valley's growing industrial output and the residential clusters of Opportunity and Greenacres.

South of the valley, the terrain shifts abruptly toward the foothills of Mica Peak, where the settlement of Mica is anchored by its Clay Products Plant. The map documents a transition from the suburbanizing irrigation districts like Otis Orchards and Vera to the more rural, high-elevation landscape of Pleasant Prairie and the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation boundary. Notable community markers including St Josephs Church, The Pines Cem, and the Tri-Community Grange provide essential touchstones for local family history research.