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1956 Map of Enumclaw

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Enumclaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Enumclaw serves as the gateway between the agricultural plains of the King County lowlands and the industrial timberlands of the Snoqualmie National Forest during the mid-1950s. The landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the era, including the massive Mud Mtn Dam and spillway on the White River, and the Pacific Northern Logging RR winding through Boise toward the foothills.

South of the river, the terrain rises sharply toward The Three Sisters and Grass Mountain, where the economy shifts from the Gravel Pits of the valley to high-elevation resource extraction. Deep within the national forest, genealogists and local historians can locate remote mining operations like the Copper King Mine and Queen Bee Mine near Bearhead Mtn. The presence of the Rainier State Sch and various lookout towers like Pinnacle Peak Lookout reflects the region's mid-century development as both a civic center and a monitored forest resource.