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1990 Map of Violet Prairie

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Violet Prairie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Violet Prairie and Mound Prairie dominate this landscape south of Olympia, where the unique mounded topography of the Grand Mound area meets the industrial history of the Washington coalfields. This 1990 revision captures the transitional character of the border between Thurston and Lewis counties, where timber-covered hills such as Lemon Hill and Davis Hill overlook a valley floor carved by the Skookumchuck River.

The southern portion of the sheet reveals a history of extraction with the Monarch Mine, Stoker Mine, and Majestic Mine clustered near Centralia. While large tracts like the Scatter Creek Wildlife Area preserve the native prairie, the presence of the town of Bucoda and several settlements like Sunnydale show the established residential patterns of the late 20th century. The network of rural roads, including Zenkner Valley Road and Tilly Road, provides a framework for researchers tracing family homesteads and local land use through Hanaford Valley.