1985 Map of Mc Murray

About this map

Mc Murray sits at the southwestern shore of Lake McMurray, serving as a central point of settlement in this 1980s landscape bridging Skagit and Snohomish counties. The geography is defined by a dense network of water bodies, from the sprawling Big Lake in the northwest to smaller, isolated features like Devils Lake and Seabury Pond. A significant industrial and transport legacy is visible in the prominent Old Railroad Grade that winds through the valley floor alongside Creek and Pilchuck Creek, indicating the historical movement of timber or minerals from nearby sites like the Quarry in Walker Valley. This survey captures the region just as modern infrastructure, such as the Pipeline and Transmission Line, began to overlay the older resource-extraction routes, while the Pilchuck Bridge Campground points toward the area's increasing role in local recreation.