1956 Map of Enumclaw

About this map

Industrial timber and mining operations define the mid-century landscape around Enumclaw, where the Northern Pacific railroad and the Pacific Northern Logging Road intersect a network of gravel pits and quarries. The sheet documents significant infrastructure along the White River, notably the Mud Mtn Dam Spillway and the controlled inundation of Mud Mountain Lake. To the south and east, the terrain rises into the Snoqualmie National Forest, marked by remote shelters like Double Camp Shelter and high-elevation prospects including the Copper King Mine and Queen Bee Mine. Smaller rural communities like Krain, Veazey, and Boise appear alongside institutional landmarks such as the Rainier State Sch. The map records a complex transition from valley agriculture and logging to protected forest lands and federal water management projects.