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1953 Map of Poulsbo

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Poulsbo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Poulsbo serves as a hub of maritime and inland activity along the shores of Liberty Bay during the early 1950s. The landscape is defined by the massive Naval Reservation stretching from Bangor on the Hood Canal eastward, illustrating the significant military footprint in Kitsap County. Residential and community life is concentrated in established settlements like Keyport, Scandia, and Silverdale, the latter featuring the Silverdale Siding and proximity to the tranquil waters of Dyes Inlet.

Infrastructure of the era is marked by a network of local roads such as Gustafson Road and Bucklin Hill Road, which connect rural homesteads and early educational centers like North Kitsap High Sch and Pearson Sch. The mapping of the Clear Creek Valley and numerous small water bodies like Island Lake provides a detailed look at the peninsula's topography before the rapid suburban expansion of later decades.