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1935 Map of Pendleton

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Pendleton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

The Umatilla River valley and its surrounding dryland wheat country are recorded here in the mid-1930s, showing a landscape defined by the intersection of the Union Pacific railroad and the Old Oregon Trail. The city of Pendleton serves as the regional hub, flanked by the State Hospital and a local Landing Field. To the east, the Umatilla Indian Reservation contains a concentration of social and religious history, including the Umatilla Indian Agency, Mission St Andrews, and the Presbyterian Mission.

The survey highlights the extensive rural school network that once supported Umatilla County's farming families, with dozens of numbered and named districts such as Elder Sch, Campbell Sch, and Millenbruch Sch. In the higher elevations to the southeast, the terrain rises toward Cabbage Hill and Emigrant Hill, while the McKay Lake reservoir stands out as a critical water management feature for the agricultural economy near the Willamette Base Line.