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1998 Map of Walla Walla

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Walla Walla
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2003
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2003

About this map

The sprawling campus of Whitman College and the landmark State Penitentiary anchor the northern reaches of this detailed Washington study. In the late 20th century, Walla Walla appears as a dense grid of residential and institutional life, where historical legacies meet mid-century expansion in neighborhoods like Eastgate and the nearby city of College Place. The city’s southern fringe reveals a shift from urban blocks to an agricultural and hydraulic landscape, defined by the irrigation network of Yellowhawk Creek, Russell Creek, and Caldwell Creek.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the mapping of the U S Veterans Hospital and the adjacent Fort Walla Walla Park, which includes the Military Cem. The rail-centered economy is evident in the Union Pacific lines and several grain elevators that once served the wheat-growing region. From the Mountain View Cemetery to the Walla Walla Country Club, the map captures the community's transition toward the Washington Oregon state line.