
The estuarine landscape of Pacific County is defined by the shifting boundaries of Willapa Bay and the complex river systems that feed it. Following aerial photography in 1950 and field checks in the late 1950s, this record shows a region where water and land are inseparable, marked by extensive tidal flats and the mud deposits of the Nahcotta Channel. Coastal settlements like Rhodesia Beach and Slevoigh sit alongside working landscapes such as Rose Ranch and Minks Ranch, illustrating the rural character of the Washington coast before modern development patterns fully took hold.
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4 editions found
1938 · Cape Disappointment
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1938 · Cape Shoalwater
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1938 · Fort Columbia
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1938 · South Bend
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · South Bend
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Fort Columbia
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Copalis Beach
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1949 · Oman Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1949 · Ocean Park
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1949 · Long Island
USGS Topo · 1:24,000