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1964 Map of Milton-Freewater

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Milton-Freewater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Walla Walla Valley serves as a lush agricultural hub along the Oregon-Washington border in the mid-1960s. At the center of the sheet, Milton-Freewater shows its developed core, with streets like W Main St and SE 12th Ave surrounding Central Sch and Mc Loughlin High Sch. The town's industrial and logistical importance is underscored by the convergence of the Union Pacific and Northern Pacific railroads, which parallel the Walla Walla River and its various distributaries, including the West Prong Little Walla Walla River.

Beyond the primary settlement, the landscape is dotted with smaller rural communities and educational landmarks such as Umapine, Ferndale, and Pleasant View Sch. The transition from the irrigated valley floor to the rising southern hills is marked by Dry Creek and Pine Creek. For genealogists, the map preserves locations for the Old City Cem and Ford Cem, alongside several neighborhood schools and local substations that once powered this borderland economy.