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1952 Map of Lake Shannon

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Lake Shannon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Baker River drainage and the impounded waters of Lake Shannon define this corridor in the early 1950s. The town of Concrete serves as the industrial hub at the confluence of the Baker and the Skagit River, where the Great Northern railroad line connects the valley to broader markets. The landscape is a mix of high-relief peaks like Sauk Mtn and Bacon Peak and active infrastructure projects, including the Baker Dam and the Bear Creek Powerhouse.

Evidence of local habitation and transit appears in the form of Morovitz Ranch to the north and the Faber Ferry and Mile Ferry river crossings. Beyond the settled areas of Van Horn and the shoreline developments, the map details the vast Mount Baker National Forest boundary, dotted with high-elevation lookouts like Sulphur Point Lookout and several remote water bodies such as the Watson Lakes and Thunder Lakes.