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1961 Map of Port Angeles

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Port Angeles
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The curved natural breakwater of Ediz Hook shelters the Port Angeles Harbor and its eponymous city, serving as a gateway to the Olympic Peninsula in the early 1960s. This survey records the industrial and residential development of Port Angeles, where the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad follows the shoreline past the Coast Guard Station and through town. South of the harbor, the terrain rises sharply from the city grid into The Foothills, transitioning from urban centers to rural holdings like the Cameron Homestead and Little Oklahoma.

Within the northern boundary of Olympic National Park, the landscape becomes dominated by high peaks including Mount Pleasant and Wildcat Mtn. Public infrastructure and community life are well-documented, from the Fairview Sch and Mt Angeles Cem to the Port Angeles Dam on Morse Creek. This period captures the region as it balanced its maritime economy with the growing reach of conservation and recreation in the mountains.