1910 Map of Pullman

About this map

Colfax and Pullman serve as the primary hubs in this agricultural and academic landscape surveyed during the first years of the twentieth century. The map illustrates the burgeoning Palouse region as a critical grain-producing area, defined by the winding South Fork Palouse River and a dense network of competing rail lines including the Northern Pacific RR and the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. Educational foundations are firmly established, with the State College of Washington in Pullman and the University of Idaho across the state line in Moscow. To the south, the deep gorge of the Snake River cuts a dramatic boundary, where river landings like Almota and Wawawai Canyon provided essential shipping points. The surrounding hills are dotted with small settlements like Elberton, Guy Albion P.O., and Palouse, showing the early distribution of rural communities before modern consolidation.