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1953 Map of Cumberland

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Cumberland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Green River carves a winding path through this industrial and mining landscape in King County during the mid-1950s. The region is defined by its deep connection to the extraction and transport of local resources, with labels for Coal and a Clay Pit indicating the heavy industries that sustained towns like Cumberland and Black Diamond. The map illustrates a complex network of rail infrastructure, featuring the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and the Northern Pacific railroads, which facilitated movement between small settlements and junctions.

Evidence of local community life is preserved through labels for a Cem and a Fish Hatchery, while the northern portion of the sheet is dominated by the Cedar River Watershed. Numerous named lakes, including Retreat Lake, Deep Lake, and Ravensdale Lake, dot the varied terrain surrounding Sugarloaf Mountain. This survey provides a precise look at the rail-and-river economy before many of these small coal-era hamlets underwent modern transformation.