At the time of its construction, the school stood at an important road junction; running past the house in a north/south direction was the Portland-Astoria Wagon Road, which was in use by the mid-1870s, and likely much earlier. I'm not sure where the road crossed Goble Creek, possibly at its current Bishop Road crossing. The road did pass by the current Neer City Cemetery, and proceeded northbound from that point into Rainier.

Crossing the Portland-Astoria Road in an east-west direction, and passing by the north side of the school house was the Enterprise Road, now known as Jaquish. Unlike modern day Nicolai Cut-off, the original Enterprise Road continued due west, passing by a popular watering hole prior to leading up the draw, and over the hill towards upper Tide Creek. The modern-day water tank for the city of Goble marks the spot of the important watering and rest area that once accommodated early day travelers.

Both the road and the school house received its name from nearby Enterprise Landing, located on the Columbia River at the eastern terminus of this road. Construction on this path began in 1871 with the founding of the city of Kalama. Ultimately the road reached its western terminus on the Nehalem River at a community that remains mapped as Natal. Modern day forestry maps displaying this area shows an "Enterprise Road," which is a segment of the original wagon road.

The book that I'm "still" working on, ends with a detailed history of this locality, covering the years 1871 to 1909. The lead up to this segment is highlighted with a history of the transcontinental railroad line, the Northern Pacific, which made its original Columbia River crossing point at Kalama. Sometime in the not-so-distant future, I'll post a chapter by chapter brief rundown of my book project.