1956 Map of Arlington East

About this map

The confluence of the North Fork Stillaguamish River and the South Fork Stillaguamish River anchors this Snohomish County landscape. The town of Arlington serves as the primary hub on the western edge, where a concentration of development includes a High School and Substation. Moving east, the terrain transitions into the elevated plateau of Arlington Heights and the prominent slopes of Ebey Hill. This 1950s era survey, with revisions through the late 1960s, documents the infrastructure of the local timber and agricultural economy, including the Pacific Northern railroad line and various gravel extraction points like the Gravel Pit near Trafton. Smaller communities such as Jordan and clusters of lakeside residences near Lake Armstrong and King Lake illustrate the dispersed settlement patterns common before more modern suburban expansion.