1957 Map of South Bend

About this map

The South Bend waterfront and the winding reaches of the Willapa River dominate this coastal survey. During the mid-twentieth century, the area served as a critical hub for Pacific County, anchored by the local Courthouse and the Burlington Northern railroad lines that follow the southern riverbank. The landscape is defined by the complex hydrography of Willapa Bay, where numerous tidal channels like Mailboat Slough, Muddy Slough, and Johnson Slough carve through the marshes east of Range Point.