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1956 Map of Wheeler

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Wheeler
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Agricultural development and water management dominate this Grant County landscape, anchored by the Wheeler settlement and its nearby Sugar Beet Refinery. The mid-century expansion of the Columbia Basin Project is evident through the engineered path of the East Low Canal, which cuts across the natural drainages of Rocky Coulee and Sand Coulee. This intersection of topography and irrigation infrastructure illustrates the region's transition from dry coulee country to a productive farming hub.

Industrial and transit landmarks are concentrated in the west and south, including the Moses Lake Municipal Airport and the Northern Pacific railroad line connecting the small stops of Banks and Mitchell. Small-scale operations like the numerous Gravel Pits and local landmarks such as a Cemetery and a Television Tower provide specific points of interest for those tracing the 1950s footprint of this high-desert community.