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1918 Map of Port Angeles

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Port Angeles
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

The sheltered waters of Port Angeles Harbor and the long, natural breakwater of Ediz Hook define this coastal landscape at the foot of the Olympic Mountains. This survey reveals a community deeply tied to its maritime and industrial location, featuring the U.S. Naval and Military Reservation and the Ediz Hook Bird Reservation. Transportation networks like the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad and the Pacific Highway hug the coastline, connecting the city to the timbered interior and eastern settlements like Reeveton.

Moving inland, the terrain rises sharply into The Foothills and the Olympic National Forest. Rural life in the early twentieth century is marked by a network of localized institutions, including the Belleview School, De Fuca School, and Round Mountain School. From the peaks of Wildcat Mtn to the depths of the Sink Hole, the map traces the rugged ascent from the Strait of Juan de Fuca toward the high ridges of Blue Mountain.