1938 Map of Moclips

About this map

The Aloha Logging Company Mill and the Northern Pacific railroad infrastructure define the industrial character of this coastal Grays Harbor landscape just before the Second World War. The map details a transition from the dense timberlands of the Quinault Indian Reservation in the north to the tidal flats of North Bay in the south. Along the Pacific shoreline, a string of seaside communities including Moclips, Pacific Beach, and Copalis Beach are linked by coastal roads and rail spurs, serving as both recreational destinations and shipment points for the region's timber. The inland terrain is marked by the winding courses of the Humptulips River and Copalis River, which carve through the wooded uplands past landmarks like Saddle Hill and Langley Hill. Small settlements such as Carlisle and Stearnsville highlight the era's scattered labor and residential patterns centered around the local logging and milling operations.