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1907 Map of Blaine

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of Blaine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

Settlement along the United States-Canada Boundary Line centers on the port of Blaine and its neighbor across Drayton Harbor, Semiahmoo. This northern coastal landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the Georgia Strait to the inland agricultural and timber lands of the early twentieth century. The Great Northern RR provides the primary industrial artery, cutting northwest through Custer toward the border.

Southward, the Noosack River winds toward its delta, passing the established town of Ferndale and the northern reaches of the Lummi Indian Reservation. Local development is clustered around family-named landmarks and small crossroads like Kickersville, Fingalson, and Enterprise. Water management and natural drainage are evident in the presence of Elk Marsh, Lake Terrell, and a series of smaller lakes like Barrett Lake and Tennant Lake, reflecting a period when the landscape's natural hydrology dictated the path of roads and the placement of early homesteads.