1953 Map of Pomona

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Roza Dam anchors the northern bend of the Yakima River on this mid-century survey, a landscape defined by the convergence of industrial water management and military operations. The river is flanked by several significant irrigation works, including the Roza Canal, Moxee Canal, and Selah Canal, which carve through the foothills of Umtanum Ridge and Selah Ridge. This infrastructure supported the local agricultural economy before the terrain gives way to the vast expanse of the Yakima Firing Center Military Reservation to the east.