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1952 Map of Potlatch

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Potlatch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Lake Cushman and the winding shoreline of the Great Bend anchor this mid-century survey of the Olympic Peninsula. The transition from the high ridges of the Olympic National Forest down to the tidewaters of Hood Canal reveals a landscape defined by timber and water. Along the western shore, the settlements of Hoodsport and Potlatch sit at the mouths of steep drainages, while the Skokomish Indian Reservation occupies the broad river valley to the south.

Evidence of early educational and community infrastructure is found at the Indian Sch near the Skokomish River and the Tahuya School across the water. The intricate network of small lakes like Cady Lake and Lake Maggie on the Tahuya Peninsula suggests a glaciated terrain that shaped local settlement patterns. This 1952 culture revision also documents the engineering of the era, including the Dam and Spillway at the southern end of the reservoir, and the established route of U.S. 101 tracing the waterfront.