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1959 Map of Bald Hill

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Bald Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Nisqually River winds through the northern reaches of this landscape, marking the boundary between Thurston and Pierce counties. Near the river, the Lackamas Sch and various engineered waterways like Lackamas Ditch and the Plessner Ditch suggest a community organized around managed water and agriculture in the late 1950s. The terrain transitions from these lowlands toward the prominent Bald Hill and the distinctive Fossil Rock to the south.

South of the Nisqually, a cluster of small water bodies including Clear Lake, Elbow Lake, and Bald Hill Lake punctuate the timbered hills. The Deschutes River flows through the southwestern portion of the map, featuring the notable Deschutes Falls. This survey, based on 1957 aerial photography, documents a network of rural roads such as Longmire Road and Bald Hill Road that provided access to these upland forests and small valley settlements.