Plat maps of Boone Park add. to Palouse; Willada or Lancaster (1910)<br>Plat book of Whitman County, Washington compiled and published from actual surveys and the County records by Anderson Map Company
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Title
Plat maps of Boone Park add. to Palouse; Willada or Lancaster (1910)<br>Plat book of Whitman County, Washington compiled and published from actual surveys and the County records by Anderson Map Company
Subject
Whitman County (Wash.) -- Maps<br>Palouse Wash.--Maps<br>Oregon Railway Extension Co.<br>Washington Division of Pleasant Valley Railroad Co.<br>Lancaster, James L.
Description
1 map: col., 35 x 14 cm.<br>Plat map from the Whitman County cities of Palouse (Boone Park addition) and Willada or Lancaster. Scale: 400'=1" for Boone Park Addition and 300'=1" for Willada.<br>In 1888-89, the Oregon Railway Extension Co. (which later became the Washington Division of Pleasant Valley Railroad Co.) came to the area soon to become Willada. The town's name is the combination of the first names of the railroad depot's agent (Will) and his wife (Ada). The post office for the town, however, was named after its first postmaster--Mr. James L. Lancaster. The town lay seven miles southeast of Evan (perhaps Ewan?) and three miles north of the Palouse River. The nearby school began as early as 1880. It was first known as Downing School, but soon changed its name to Lancaster Willada. It consolidated with St. John in 1943. The post office remained in operation until 1965.
Creator
Anderson Map Company
Source
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, WSU Libraries
Publisher
Seattle, Wash. : Anderson Map Company
Date
1910
Contributor
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Rights
Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691
Relation
Plat Book of Whitman County Washington Compiled and Published from actual Surveys and the County Records by Anderson Map Company Seattle, Wash 1910
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Maps<br>Plats
Identifier
WSU 139
Coverage
United States--Washington (State)--Whitman County--Palouse
United States--Washington (State)--Whitman County--Willada or Lancaster
United States--Washington (State)--Whitman County--Willada or Lancaster
Collection
Citation
Anderson Map Company, “Plat maps of Boone Park add. to Palouse; Willada or Lancaster (1910)<br>Plat book of Whitman County, Washington compiled and published from actual surveys and the County records by Anderson Map Company,” Digital Exhibits, accessed April 23, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/1698.