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1943 Map of Nahwatzel Lake

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Nahwatzel Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

McCleary and Elma anchor the southern corridor of this 1940s landscape, where the Northern Pacific railroad facilitates the region's timber and agricultural movement. The map documents a transition from the industrial timber operations of the Simpson Logging Co RR in the north to the established community features of the Chehalis valley, including the County Fair Grounds and Oakhurst Sanitorium.

Timber and water define the interior, with numerous truck trails and logging lines winding through Carstairs Prairie and Goose Prairie. Water management and local resources are evident at the Fish Hatchery on the East Fork Satsop River and the Mill Pond near Rayville. From the shores of Nahwatzel Lake to the rural schoolhouses like Knight Sch and Cloquallum Sch, the map preserves the mid-century layout of Mason and Grays Harbor counties.