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1959 Map of Fort Lewis

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Fort Lewis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Fort Lewis stands as the central anchor of this mid-century landscape, a sprawling military environment defined by training grounds, airfields, and support facilities. The map illustrates a complex logistical network including the Mount Rainier Ordnance Depot and Madigan General Hosp, alongside established residential pockets like Tillicum and the American Lake Garden Tract. Significant marshlands and lakes, such as Sequalitchew Lake and Muck Lake, weave between the artillery ranges and firing positions of the Fort Lewis Military Reservation.

Infrastructure transitions are evident through the markings of the Burlington Northern and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads. To the south, the terrain shifts toward more traditional rural settlements such as Roy and Lacamas, where the Dupont Sch and family-named landmarks like Eastman Hill and Holden Woods provide essential touchpoints for genealogists and local historians tracing the evolution of Pierce County's landscape during the Cold War era.