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1940 Map of Anderson Island

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Anderson Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

McNeil Island and its prominent Federal Penitentiary dominate the waters of Puget Sound in this early 1940s Corps of Engineers tactical survey. The landscape is defined by institutional and military presence, from the State Hospital for Insane near Steilacoom to the sprawling Fort Lewis military reservation that occupies the southern half of the sheet. This military footprint includes specialized features like the Fort Lewis Rifle Range and numerous named high points such as Marne Hill and Branson Hill.

Along the coast, the Nisqually Indian Reservation sits at the mouth of the Nisqually River, bordered by the Nisqually Flats. The map documents a complex transportation network of the Northern Pacific railroad and the Pacific Highway connecting the suburban growth of Tacoma and Fircrest to the south. Local life is noted through the Tacoma Country Club, New Tacoma Cem, and agricultural holdings like Oak Grove Farm.