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2011 Map of Fort Lewis

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Fort Lewis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Fort Lewis serves as the central focal point of this military and prairie landscape in western Washington, punctuated by dozens of named hills that reveal the area's glacial topography. The installation's southern reaches give way to a complex network of wetlands and small lakes, including Muck Lake and Chambers Lake, where the Chambers Lake Dam regulates local hydrology. This 2011 survey captures the established footprint of the base alongside the civilian communities of Roy and Tillicum.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the location of the Fort Lewis Cemetery and the various residential pockets like American Lake Garden Tract. The map preserves the specific nomenclature of numerous small peaks, from Sixth Engineer Bluff to Meade Hill, which characterize the upland terrain surrounding American Lake and its islands such as Beard Island and Barlow Island.