1957 Map of Aberdeen

About this map

The industrial and maritime core of Aberdeen dominates this landscape where the Wishkah River and Hoquiam River converge into the broad Grays Harbor. This 1957 field-checked survey reveals a busy hub of Pacific Northwest commerce, with the Burlington Northern railroad lines lacing through South Aberdeen and Cosmopolis to serve the local timber and shipping interests. The map documents the city's civic infrastructure, from the Olympic Stadium and Miller JR HS Weatherwax HS to the sprawling Grays Harbor College campus near the banks of Charley Creek. To the south, the terrain rises away from the tidal flats of Rennie Island and Cow Point into the drainages of the Johns River and Newskah Creek, where local landmarks like Books Ranch sit at the edge of the more traditional timberlands.