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1953 Map of Sultan

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Sultan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Sultan serves as the focal point of this mid-century survey, positioned at the confluence of the Sultan River and the Skykomish River. The town's infrastructure in the early 1950s is defined by the Great Northern railroad and several arterial routes, including Lake Chaplain Road and the Sultan Basin Rd. North of the town center, a Landing Strip and a Trailer Park illustrate the local transit and residential patterns of the post-war era.

South of the river valley, the topography rises into timbered uplands marked by an extensive Old Railroad Grade, tracing a legacy of the region's logging history. These hills are dotted with uniquely named water bodies like Drunken Charlie Lake, Tomtit Lake, and Lake Elsie. The boundary between Snohomish Co and King Co cuts across the southern portion of the map, where remote routes like the Tolt Truck Trail and Truck Trail provide access to high-elevation lakes such as Cherry Lake and Lake Hannan.