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1912 Map of Moses Lake

Name: 1912 Topographic Map of Moses Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

Moses Lake dominates this central Washington landscape as it appeared in the early twentieth century, defined by its distinctive branching arms like Pelican Horn and Parker Horn. The terrain transitions from the open stretches of Pleasant Valley in the west to the intricate geomorphology of The Potholes in the south. This survey captures a moment of early development in Grant County, where the settlement of Mae and the village of Moses Lake serve as small hubs for the surrounding prairie.

Remote schoolhouses such as Hiawatha School, West Shore School, and Camas Mounds School are scattered across the quadrangle, marking the centers of rural community life before the era of school consolidation. In the northeast corner, the Northern Pacific R. R. cuts through the basalt-lined coulees near Willow Creek, providing the vital transportation link for the region's early settlers and agricultural trade.