1961 Map of Orchards

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Vancouver expands northward in this mid-century look at Clark County, where urban development begins to encroach upon the vast agricultural stretches of the Fourth Plains and Mill Plain. The transition from rural to suburban is evident in the cluster of schools and cemeteries, such as the Glenwood Heights Sch and Elim Cem, which served early farming communities. Waterways like Salmon Creek and Burnt Bridge Creek still define much of the landscape's natural drainage before full-scale residential infill.