2017 Map of Zangar Junction

About this map

The Walla Walla River carves a significant course through this borderland, where the Walla Walla Valley meets the rising terrain of Vansycle Bluff and Rita Bluff. Centered on the railway and road crossing at Zangar Junction, the landscape is defined by its deep drainage systems including Vansycle Canyon and Ninemile Canyon. The map records a sparsely settled agricultural and transit corridor near the small settlement of Reese, situated along Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Significant for local historians and genealogists, the survey preserves the locations of numerous family-named roads such as Hatch Grade Rd, Byerley Rd, and Johnson Rd. The inclusion of the Walla Walla Horse Trail indicates the persistent use of traditional routes alongside modern infrastructure, spanning the boundary between Walla Walla County and Umatilla County at the Washington-Oregon state line.