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1903 Map of Snoqualmie

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Snoqualmie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1923
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1923

About this map

The Northern Pacific Railroad serves as the industrial spine of this Cascades landscape, engineering a path through the mountains via the Stampede Tunnel. This 1903 survey illustrates the early development of critical mountain passes and rail-side settlements like Lester, Stampede, and Easton. The map highlights a period before massive regional water management projects, showing the natural shorelines of Keechelus Lake and Kachess Lake before their later dam-driven expansions.

Bordered by the Snoqualmie National Forest and Wenatchee National Forest, the region is defined by its dramatic topography, including Snoqualmie Mtn and Kendall Peak. Small settlements such as Ronald and Martin dot the valleys, marking the early coal mining and timber interests that drove the local economy. From the high drainage of the Snoqualmie River to the headwaters of the Cle Elum River, the map preserves the exact alignment of original wagon roads and trails that predated the modern highway systems through Snoqualmie Pass.