1916 Map of Chehalis

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Centralia and Chehalis anchor this 1916 survey, sitting as significant rail-and-river hubs in a landscape defined by the Northern Pacific railroad and the converging forks of the Newaukum River. The mapping reveals a transition from the level agricultural reaches of Mound Prairie and Chambers Prairie to the timbered foothills of the Snoqualmie National Forest. Industrial and educational landmarks are dense here, featuring the Centralia Seminary, the Union Lumber Camp, and a Fish Hatchery near the Nisqually River. Small rural schoolhouses like Brighton Park School and Logan Hill School are mapped alongside timber-related settlements like McIntosh and Mendota, documenting a period when the timber economy and localized education systems were closely integrated into the Washington interior before modern highway consolidation changed the settlement pattern.