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1959 Map of Lake Lawrence

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

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Smith Prairie dominates the northern landscape of this mid-century survey, centered on the recreational and agricultural corridor surrounding Lake Lawrence. The map documents a transition from the level prairie settlements of Algyer, Mitchell, and Boudreau into the steep, timbered ridges of the southern interior. The industrial imprint of the timber industry is evident through the network of the Logging Railroad and the Old Railroad Grade snaking through the hills near Porcupine Ridge.

Waterways define the valley floor, with the Deschutes River and Lackamas Creek cutting through the lowlands past Reichel Ranch. Along the border of Thurston and Lewis counties, the terrain rises toward Clam Mountain, where a Weyerhaeuser lookout tower stands as a sentinel over the vast watershed of the Skookumchuck River. Local history is preserved in small details like the cemetery near the river and the isolated Roundtree Cabin on the eastern edge of the quadrangle.