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1914 Map of Malaga

Name: 1914 Topographic Map of Malaga
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1914
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1914

About this map

The Columbia River carves a dramatic path through this central Washington landscape, where the Great Northern Railway hugs the northern banks near the town of Malaga. This 1914 study reveals a rugged agricultural and ranching frontier, marked by a high density of rural schoolhouses such as School No 1, Liberty School, and the Lower Stemilt School. These small institutions, along with the Sheehan Ranch, highlight a period of early 20th-century settlement before modern consolidation altered the local social geography.

Transportation corridors follow the natural topography, with the Ellensburg and Wenatchee Road winding through the terrain south of the river. To the east, the distinct geological formation of Moses Coulee and features like Wallace Stool on Badger Mountain dominate the horizon. The river itself remains a powerful force of nature at this date, punctuated by the Rock Island Rapids and Cabinet Rapids, long before the era of major hydroelectric damming transformed the river's flow and character.