1916 Map of Chehalis

About this map

Centralia and Chehalis anchor a landscape defined by complex river systems and a dense network of early 20th-century railroads. The Northern Pacific, Great Northern, and Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul lines crisscross the territory, supporting timber and agricultural interests like the Salmon Creek Mill. The geography is notably punctuated by numerous rural schoolhouses, such as Brighton Park School and Jackson Prairie School, which served the scattered farming settlements of the Newaukum River and Skookumchuck River valleys.