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1956 Map of Orting

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Orting
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Carbon River and Puyallup River converge near the town of Orting, creating a landscape defined by water management and valley floor industry in the mid-1950s. Protective levee structures line the riverbanks near the State Soldiers Home, while the surrounding terrain is heavily influenced by the presence of the Northern Pacific and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads.

Logistics and natural resource extraction are evident through features like the Puyallup River Junction and several scattered gravel pits and a Quarry. The residential and civic footprint is anchored by the Orting Cem and the Puyallup River Fish Hatchery, while the upland areas toward Spar Pole Hill are crisscrossed by timber-related infrastructure, including an old railroad grade and private logging roads. Numerous creeks such as Voight Creek and Fiske Creek drain the steep slopes, feeding the larger river system that once drove the local economy.