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1958 Map of Medicine Valley

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Medicine Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Medicine Valley dominates this 1950s landscape, where the confluence of North Medicine Creek and South Medicine Creek meets the larger Simcoe Creek drainage. The region shows a sparse but functional network of rural infrastructure, including the White Swan Substation and Hitchcock Airstrip near the southern boundary. For genealogists and local historians, the Yesmowit Cemetery and another unnamed Cemetery further west provide valuable reference points for early family settlement in Yakima County.

The terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes, moving from the valley floor up into named ridges and draws like Hog Canyon and Poison Canyon. An intricate system of early transportation routes, such as Old Maid Road and Pearne Road, connects various canyons and meadows. These trails, along with the presence of Spring locations and several Jeep Trails, suggest a landscape utilized for ranching or forestry during the late Eisenhower era.