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1897 Map of Snohomish

Name: 1897 Topographic Map of Snohomish
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1912
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1912

About this map

Seattle and its burgeoning satellite communities occupy the center of this late nineteenth-century survey, long before the construction of the Lake Washington Ship Canal. At this time, the city is bounded by Elliott Bay and Lake Washington, while independent northern towns like Ballard and Fremont maintain their own identities. Along the Snohomish River, the industrial centers of Everett and Snohomish serve as critical hubs for the region's timber and rail economy.

The landscape is heavily defined by the competing rail lines of the era, including the Northern Pacific RR and the Seattle & International RR, which connect waterfront landings and interior timber tracts. On the shores of Puget Sound, maritime activity centers on Port Madison Indian Reservation and military installations like Ft Lawton, while family-named docks such as Newcastle Landing and Robinson Landing reflect a period when water transport was the primary link for Eastside settlements.