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1943 Map of Deception Pass

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Deception Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Anacortes and the surrounding islands of northern Whidbey and southern Fidalgo are captured in this 1940 survey, published at the height of World War II. The landscape is defined by the narrow opening of Deception Pass and the surrounding Deception Pass State Park, showing the area before the post-war population boom. The Swinomish Indian Reservation occupies the eastern edge of Fidalgo Island, separated from La Conner by a narrow channel.

Rural life on the islands is marked by small educational centers like Fidalgo Sch, Rosario Sch, and Dewey Sch, while the Great Northern railroad services the northern coast. To the south, Oak Harbor appears as a small coastal settlement on the edge of its eponymous bay, situated north of Crescent Harbor. The presence of several beach communities, such as Similk Beach and Maple Grove Beach, indicates the early development of these islands as recreation and residential hubs.