2020 Map of Thera

About this map

Thera sits at the heart of this Whitman County landscape, where the agricultural plateaus of the Palouse meet the winding canyon of the Palouse River. The map documents a highly developed rural road network named for local families and early settlers, including Frank Feenan Rd, Cutler-Lautenschlager Rd, and Ed Hamilton Rd. These routes provide access to the undulating terrain and the drainage of Rebel Flat Cr, which cuts through the southern portion of the quadrangle. Significant river crossings are established at Matlock Bridge in the north and Torrence Bridge further east, illustrating the historical necessity of bridging the river's deep incision through the basalt-rich landscape. The layout of these roads, such as Lee Rd and Ochs Rd, follows the section lines of the Public Land Survey System, a pattern that defines the region's wheat-farming heritage.