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1959 Map of Puuloa

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Puuloa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

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Pearl Harbor dominates this landscape, defined by its complex network of lochs and peninsulas, including Ford Island, Waipio Peninsula, and the Pearl City Peninsula. In the late 1950s, the area serves as a massive nexus of military and civil aviation, where the runways of Hickam Air Force Base sit adjacent to the expanding Honolulu International Airport and its seaplane lanes in Keehi Lagoon.

Beyond the military installations like Camp Catlin and the Aliamanu Military Res, the map reveals the emerging residential footprints of Ewa Beach, Hickam Village, and Foster Village. Geographic landmarks such as Aliamanu Crater and Salt Lake provide a natural backdrop to the intensifying infrastructure of the Nimitz Highway and the specialized Honolulu Observatory. Traces of older industry remain visible in the Salt Evaporators near the harbor entrance.