1959 Map of Anderson Island
USGS Topo · Published 1968About this map
Fort Lewis Military Reservation and the sprawling Mcchord Air Force Base dominate the landscape south of Tacoma in the late 1950s. This survey illustrates a region defined by massive federal and state institutional footprints, from the Federal Penitentiary on McNeil Island to the State Hospital near Steilacoom Lake. The residential growth of the era is evident in the emerging suburban grids of University Place, Fircrest, and Lakewood Center, which contrast sharply with the undeveloped Nisqually Flats.
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