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1955 Map of Copalis Beach

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Copalis Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Copalis River meets the Pacific Ocean at the resort community of Copalis Beach, marking a coastal landscape defined by shifting sand dunes and wetland resources. This 1955 survey, with 1973 revisions, documents a coastline where cranberry farming and coastal recreation shaped the local economy. Extensive Cranberry Bogs and Cranberry Creek suggest the area's agricultural focus, while several small settlements like Ocean City, Sampson, and Oyhut line the corridor between the dunes and the inland woods.

Further south, the landscape transitions into the tidal environments of North Bay and the Tidal Flat. Human activity is recorded in the form of a Landing Strip and Trailer Park, reflecting mid-century growth along State Route 109 and 115. From the Oyhut Channel to the northern creek systems, the map identifies specific landmarks like Lang Lake and a local Cem, providing essential data for those tracing the development of Grays Harbor County's northern peninsula.