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1966 Map of Wenatchee

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Wenatchee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The Columbia River serves as the central artery for this mid-century survey, dividing the growing city of Wenatchee in Chelan County from East Wenatchee in Douglas County. The landscape reflects a transition from the industrial riverfront and rail yards at Appleyard to the educational and civic centers of the city, including Wenatchee Valley Jr College and the Armory. To the north, the confluence with the Wenatchee River near Olds sits beneath the heights of Baker Flats.

Evidence of the region's diverse economic and social life is found in the aviation history at Fancher Field, gold mining at the Golden King Mine in Squilchuck Creek, and numerous local landmarks like Grange Hall. This edition, updated in the late 1980s, highlights the expansion of the urban area into the surrounding canyons, including Number One Canyon and Number Two Canyon, while preserving records of older sites like the Sunnyslope Cem.