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1964 Map of Pullman

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Pullman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Washington State University anchors the northeastern portion of this mid-1960s survey, showing a campus in the midst of expansion with its Observatory and adjacent Golf Course. The urban core of Pullman is dense with civic infrastructure, including Jefferson Sch, Edison Sch, and Lincoln Jr High Sch, alongside specialized sites like the Drive-in Theater and Sewage Disposal plant. The surrounding Palouse hills reflect a deep agricultural and extractive economy, evidenced by the WSU Experimental Farm and numerous industrial sites such as Whitlow Quarry and various Gravel Pits.

Transportation corridors define the regional landscape, with the Union Pacific and Northern Pacific railroads threading through the valleys of the South Fork Palouse River and Paradise Creek. To the south, smaller rural hubs like Johnson, Chambers, and Staley mark the rail lines, while landmarks such as the City Cemetery and Staley Siding provide specific points of interest for those tracing local development and family history in Whitman County.