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1959 Map of East Olympia

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of East Olympia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Chambers Prairie and the surrounding lowland landscapes of Thurston County are captured in this mid-century survey, which details a transition from open prairie to wooded hills. The Deschutes River winds through the western half of the map, while the eastern edge is defined by the Fort Lewis Military Reservation. Significant infrastructure is centered at East Olympia, where the Union Pacific Railroad and Burlington Northern Railroad converge.

Rural life is marked by small settlements and family-named locations such as Kellys Korner and Fir Tree. Water features like Pattison Lake and Offutt Lake punctuate the terrain, often flanked by local roads like Offutt Lake Road and Waldrick Road. This edition, photorevised in the early 1980s, highlights residential and woodland changes in purple, showing the evolving footprint of the region south of Olympia.