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1957 Map of White Salmon

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of White Salmon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Columbia River forms the central axis of this mid-century survey, dividing Washington and Oregon at the Bonneville Normal Pool Level. On the northern bank, the settlements of White Salmon and Bingen sit below the heights of Burdoin Mountain, while to the east, Lyle marks the confluence of the Klickitat River. The southern shore features the town of Mosier and the winding Union Pacific Highway, which follows the river's edge through the Hood River Valley.

Industry and local community life are evident through features like the Lyle Grange and Mill Creek Grange, as well as the Pine Grove Sch near the West Fork Hood River. Significant transportation infrastructure includes the Spokane Portland and Seattle Ry and the Portland and Seattle Ry, which provided critical rail links through the Columbia Gorge. The map also documents named islands like Memaloose Island and Eighteenmile Island, which remained prominent features of the river landscape after the stabilization of the pool levels.