1997 Map of Center

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Port Discovery and the Chimacum Valley dominate this landscape on the Olympic Peninsula, where water defines the pattern of life and travel. Small coastal and inland settlements like Fairmont, Discovery Junction, and Eaglemount dot the hillsides, connected by the Olympic Highway as it winds southward. The terrain is notably pocketed with small, distinct water bodies such as Peterson Lake, Delanty Lake, and Gibbs Lake, which feed the local drainage systems of West Valley Creek and Tarboo Creek. A clear sense of the area's rural history is preserved in landmarks like the Dabob School and the central gathering point at Center. This geography reveals a mid-century infrastructure largely unchanged by the late 1990s, where traditional property lines and timberlands still dictate the placement of roads like Griffith Road and the small-scale development of the interior valleys.