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1959 Map of Weir Prairie

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Weir Prairie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Fort Lewis Military Reservation dominates much of the central landscape, showing a dedicated training area within Thurston and Pierce counties during the late 1950s and 1960s. The settlement of Rainier serves as a southern hub, situated where the Northern Pacific and St Paul Milwaukee Chicago Great Northern railroads converge. This rail corridor is a primary industrial artery, running parallel to the Centralia Canal and passing by local landmarks like the Rodeo Grounds and McClure Lake.

Rural infrastructure is well-defined by family-named roads and community centers such as the Collins Sch and Grange Hall near the northern boundary. Natural features including Lake St Clair and the Nisqually River frame the survey area, while the interior is marked by Weir Prairie and a network of smaller lakes like Fiander Lake and Cat Lakes. The map also details early logging activity with a noted Logging Railroad in the southwest corner near the Deschutes River.