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1953 Map of Holly

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Holly
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Hood Canal dominates this coastal survey, where the rugged Kitsap Peninsula shoreline meets the waters of Jefferson and Mason Counties. Small waterfront settlements such as Holly, Nellita, and Triton are established along the narrow coastal shelf, tucked between steep timbered slopes and the waterline. These communities, often centered around sheltered inlets like Anderson Cove or Frenchmans Cove, reflect a period when marine access was as vital as the winding overland roads for coastal Washington life.

Further inland, the landscape transitions to a complex network of freshwater resources and marshlands. High-elevation features like Morgan Marsh and Ludvick Lake feed the drainages of the Dewatto River and Tahuya River, while the southern portion of the map is defined by the Tahuya Pass. The presence of the Olympic National Forest and several small pits indicate an economy still deeply tied to the natural resources of the Olympic Peninsula during the early 1950s.