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1956 Map of Marysville

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Marysville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Tulalip Indian Reservation occupies the western half of this landscape, dominated by the massive Tulalip Storage Depot (Military Reservation) and its network of an Old Railroad Grade. To the east, the city of Marysville expanded significantly between the mid-1950s and the early 1970s, as evidenced by purple photorevision tints covering areas near Marysville High Sch and Liberty Sch. The geography is defined by the complex delta where the Snohomish River meets Port Gardner, creating a labyrinth of waterways including Ebey Slough, Steamboat Slough, and Union Slough.

Social and agricultural life is anchored by local institutions such as the Kellogg Marsh Grange and Priest Point Grange. In the southern reaches, the city of Everett begins to appear, featuring the Western Washington Indian Agency, American Legion grounds, and Hawthorne Sch. The mapping of Smith Island and Spencer Island shows a landscape deeply tied to the shifting channels of the river delta, where levees and pilings protected burgeoning industrial and residential growth.