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1959 Map of Tumwater

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Tumwater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

State Capitol grounds and the urban development of Olympia define this mid-century landscape where the Deschutes River meets the southern reach of Puget Sound. The map captures a period of growth for Tumwater and nearby Bush Prairie, showing the extension of urban areas around the Capitol Lake basin. Prominent civic and religious landmarks, including the Armory, the Courthouse, and St Peters Hosp, are set against a backdrop of established neighborhoods served by numerous local schools like Jefferson Sch and Garfield Sch.

Maritime and natural features dominate the northern half of the sheet, where Eld Inlet and Budd Inlet are separated by a peninsula dotted with communities such as Countryside Beach. To the west, the Black Hills rise above Black Lake and Simmons Lake, illustrating the transition from the state's center of government to the timbered and rural terrain of the west. Transit corridors are marked by the Burlington Northern railroad and arterial routes like Boston Harbor Road.