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1959 Map of Fort Lewis

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Fort Lewis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Fort Lewis Military Reservation dominates this 1959 landscape, revealing a massive defense infrastructure at the height of the Cold War. The map details a complex network of barracks, artillery ranges, and training grounds, including the 10th Field Artillery area and the Indian Treaty Range Bdy. Key installations like Madigan General Hosp and the Mount Rainier Ordnance Depot sit alongside aviation hubs such as McChord Air Force Base and Gray Field.

Beyond the military installations, the residential community of Tillicum and the American Lake Garden Tract border the waters of American Lake. To the south, the landscape shifts toward the town of Roy and the marshy basins of Muck Creek. Three major rail lines—the Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific—intersect the reservation, illustrating the vital logistical role this region played in mid-century Washington.