1965 Map of Mold

About this map

Banks Lake Upper Grand Coulee dominates the eastern landscape of this Douglas and Grant County border region, where underwater contours were mapped by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in 1942. The settlement of Mold and the nearby Mold Cem sit at the top of the plateau, overlooking a complex system of draws and canyons like Shrock Draw and Haynes Canyon. The map reveals the evolving infrastructure of the mid-1960s, documenting the Northern Pacific line alongside evidence of older transit routes like the Old RR Grade. From the high point at Pilot Rock to the lowlands near Dry Falls Junction, the survey details a transition from plateau farming with its Storage Bins to the vast water management systems of the Grand Coulee, including Goose Island and various Gravel Pits that supported local industry.