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1966 Map of Rock Island

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Rock Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Badger Mountain dominates the northern landscape of this Douglas County quadrangle, descending sharply into the river valley where the Columbia River forms the natural boundary between Douglas and Chelan counties. In the mid-1960s, the area south of the mountain was defined by a transition from high-elevation ridgelines to the structured agricultural and aviation developments around Pangborn Field. The map reveals a community organized around transit and irrigation, with numerous reservoirs and pumping stations supporting the orchards and fields that line the riverbanks.

Industrial and civil infrastructure are prominent, from the Great Northern railroad tracks following the river bend to the local Rock Island Sch and Hamilton Cem. Rural mobility is captured through a network of named routes like Witte Road and Grant Road, alongside more primitive Jeep Trails that traverse the steeper slopes of the mountain. This survey provides a clear view of Rock Island at a time when its airfield and rail connections were central to the local economy.