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1953 Map of Toutle

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Toutle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Cowlitz River and its complex tributaries define the topography of this Washington region during the early 1950s. The landscape is a mix of lowland agriculture on Cowlitz Prairie and Layton Prairie, and high-timber activity further east. At the confluence of the North Fork Toutle River and South Fork Toutle River, the settlement of Toutle serves as a local hub, supported by the nearby Toutle Lake School.

Resource extraction and wildlife management are evident through the Windom Mine and the Green River Salmon Hatchery. The map captures a transition in transportation, showing a network of Logging Roads and Private Roads penetrating the highlands toward Hatchet Mountain and Signal Peak. Small rural settlements like Winston, Eden Valley, and Sightly highlight the dispersed nature of the population before significant modern development altered these river corridors.