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1921 Map of Wickersham

Name: 1921 Topographic Map of Wickersham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The Skagit River and the South Fork Nooksack River define this Pacific Northwest landscape during a period of heavy industrial timber and mineral extraction. This 1921 survey reveals a complex network of transportation, where the Great Northern RR and Northern Pacific RR intersect at Sedro Woolley and Cokedale Junction. The extractive economy is evident in the presence of the Cokedale Mine and numerous Logging RR spurs that climb into the surrounding foothills of Blue Mountain and Anderson Mountain.

Local life at the time centered around small riverside settlements and schools. Researchers can find many rural institutions such as the Utopia School, Welcome School, and Tingley School. Along the riverbanks, the Lyman Ferry and Saxon Bridge provided essential crossings, while isolated cabins like Nesset Cabin and Scott Cabin suggest the edge of the wilderness bordering the Mount Baker National Forest.