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1943 Map of Peola

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Peola
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Peola serves as a central point in this early 1940s landscape, where the rugged drainages of the Blue Mountains meet the agricultural plateaus of the Palouse. The map reveals a community defined by isolated homesteads and localized infrastructure, notably the Philomathian Sch and Alpowa Sch. Transportation is anchored by the Inland Empire Highway, which winds through the steep canyons of Alpowa Creek, while more remote reaches are accessed via the Kirby Grade Road and Iron Springs Trail.

The southern portion of the sheet is dominated by the northern extent of the Umatilla National Forest, featuring the Iron Springs Guard Sta. Family names are deeply etched into the geography through numerous private holdings like Armstrong Ranch and Al Dick Ranch, as well as prominent terrain features such as Malone Ridge and Potter White Hill. The drainage patterns of Deadman Gulch and Pow Wah Kee Gulch illustrate the complex topography that shaped early 20th-century settlement and grazing patterns in this part of Washington.