1953 Map of Suquamish

About this map

The Port Madison Indian Reservation and the surrounding coastline of the Kitsap Peninsula and Bainbridge Island define this mid-century coastal landscape. Centered on the narrow Agate Passage, the map captures a transition period for maritime communities like Suquamish, Indianola, and Poulsbo. While much of the interior shows woodland and scattered gravel pits, the shoreline is heavily marked by the region's naval and social foundations. The presence of the Naval Undersea Warfare Engineering Station at Keyport highlights the area's strategic importance. Locally significant institutions such as the Bainbridge Grange, Grange Hall, and Commodore Bainbridge Sch serve as markers for genealogists tracing the social fabric of these island and peninsula settlements during the 1950s.