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1953 Map of Gardiner

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Gardiner
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

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The northern reaches of the Miller Peninsula and Quimper Peninsula dominate this mid-century coastal landscape, where the waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca meet the protected inlets of Sequim Bay and Port Discovery. To the north, Protection Island sits isolated near Dallas Bank, marked by Violet Pt and Kanem Pt. This survey documents a critical transportation corridor during the early 1950s, showing the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad tracking closely with the Olympic Highway through the small settlement of Blyn.

Coastal geography is intricately detailed, from the gravel shores of Thompson Spit and Rocky Point to the high ground at Diamond Pt. Inland, the terrain rises toward the Blyn Lookout Relay Sta, drained by several watercourses including Eagle Creek, Snow Creek, and Contractors Creek. Small community markers such as the Cem near Blyn and the concentrated settlement at Gardiner offer specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracing the development of Clallam and Jefferson counties.