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1964 Map of Viola

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Viola
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Washington-Idaho border cuts through this landscape where the high hills of the Palouse Range give way to the drainage of Missouri Flat Creek and Fourmile Creek. During this era of mid-century agricultural and rail activity, several small rail-stop settlements like Fallon, Madson, and Whelan dot the countryside, connected by the tracks of the Great Northern and Pacific Northern railroads. These lines were vital for moving goods and people through the borderlands between Whitman and Latah counties.

Local topographic landmarks like Angel Butte, Parker Butte, and Ringo Butte rise above the fields, providing a clear view of the rolling terrain that transitions from the northern flats toward the more prominent slopes of the Palouse. The map also records early industrial sites like a Gravel Pit near Estes, offering a look at the local resource extraction that supported rural infrastructure in the early 1960s.