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1952 Map of Alger

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Alger
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

The Samish River valley and the surrounding Skagit County uplands are documented here in a detailed survey compiled from 1951 photography with 1989 revisions. The landscape is defined by the agricultural flats of Jarman Prairie and Butler Flat, punctuated by prominent landmarks such as Humphrey Hill and Butler Hill. Local social hubs like the Silver Run Grange and Hickson Community Hall reflect the region's rural community structure, while the Skagit Speedway and Donovan County Park indicate established recreational land use during this era.

Resource management and institutional presence are prominent along Friday Creek, which supports a State Salmon Hatchery. The map also delineates the boundaries of the Upper Skagit Indian Reservation, situated near the settlement of Belfast. These features, alongside family-named roads like Dahlstedt Road and Ratchford Road, provide a clear picture of the mid-to-late 20th-century development of these river-adjacent communities.