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1953 Map of Freeland

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Freeland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Bush Point Lighthouse stands as a navigational sentinel on the western edge of Whidbey Island, overlooking the deep waters of Admiralty Inlet. This coastal landscape, documented in the early 1950s with later updates, reveals a mix of maritime utility and emerging residential developments. Settlements such as Greenbank and Freeland serve as primary hubs, while smaller communities like Baby Island Heights and Beverly Beach line the eastern shores of Holmes Harbor.

The interior terrain features notable water bodies including Lake Hancock, buffered by the Hancock Range and a Naval Reservation, and the smaller Chase Lake. Coastal features such as Pratts Bluff, Lagoon Point, and Honeymoon Bay define the irregular shoreline. The presence of a Quarry and Gravel Pit near the western coast points to the local extraction industry supporting the island's infrastructure during this era of mid-century growth.