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1941 Map of Tanwax Lake

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Tanwax Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

Eatonville serves as the primary hub in this 1941 survey, situated at the edge of the Pack Demonstration Forest where the landscape transitions into the foothills of the Cascades. The era's heavy reliance on timber is evident through the inclusion of Camp 1 Logging Camp and the extensive tracks of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad, which threads through the Ohop Valley and the settlement of Alder. To the northwest, the Fort Lewis Military Reservation occupies a significant portion of the terrain near Lacamas Creek.

Local rural life is anchored by family-named landmarks and essential community institutions like the Lacamas School and Weyerhaeuser School. A complex network of glacial lakes including Tanwax Lake, Harts Lake, and Silver Lake defines the central topography, while the Nisqually River marks the southern boundary of the quadrangle. These details provide a clear view of the region's mid-century economy, balanced between military expansion, industrial logging, and small-town agriculture.