1954 Map of Spangle

About this map

The Northern Pacific and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads converge near Spangle, defining the agricultural and transport corridor of the Palouse region in the mid-1950s. This survey shows the transition from early 20th-century rural infrastructure to a post-war landscape, evidenced by several markers of educational shifts like Upper Columbia Academy and the defunct Buckeye Sch (Aband) and Prairie View Sch (Aband). Water resources such as Latah Creek and Philleo Lake provided the backbone for local settlements including North Pine and Freedom. To the west, the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge preserves the unique channeled scablands terrain. The map also records the industrial footprint of the era through Grain Elevators near the Great Northern tracks and various Gravel Pits that supported road development like the Inland Empire Highway.