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1957 Map of Wishram

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Wishram
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

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The Columbia River Lake Celilo dominates this 1957 landscape, serving as the border between Washington and Oregon during a decade of significant river engineering. The rail network is particularly dense here, featuring the S P & S and the Union Pacific tracing the riverbanks, while the Oregon Trunk Ry crosses the water. Along the northern bluffs, the Stonehenge Memorial and Maryhill Museum stand as cultural landmarks near the settlement of Maryhill.

South of the river, the terrain rises into the dissected plateaus of Fulton Ridge and Gordon Ridge, where small rural hubs like Emerson and Wrentham are found. Local history is anchored by the Douglas Hollow School and the Centerville Cemetery in the Klickitat Valley. The confluence where the Deschutes River meets the Columbia highlights the vital role of these waterways in the region's transport and settlement patterns.