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1961 Map of Port Angeles

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Port Angeles
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Port Angeles serves as the focal point of this 1961 survey, where the urban grid meets the northern edge of the Olympic National Park. The city's northern waterfront along the Port Angeles Harbor and Juan de Fuca Strait features the Milwaukee Road railroad lines and infrastructure like the Weather Bureau Tower. Local institutions including the Queen of Angels Sch and Port Angeles High School are shown alongside public landmarks such as the Olympic Memorial Hospital and the County Airport.

South of the city, the terrain rises sharply into the Olympic Foothills, revealing a landscape carved by waterways like Peabody Creek and Valley Creek. Deep within the wilderness of the national park, the map identifies isolated structures such as the Heart O The Hills Ranger Sta and natural landmarks including Lake Angeles and First Top. This detailed record captures the transition from a growing coastal port to a protected mountainous interior.