1951 Map of Wickersham

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Sedro-Woolley and the massive grounds of the Northern State Hospital anchor the southwestern corner of this survey, which follows the industrial and natural corridors of the Skagit and Nooksack valleys. The landscape reflects a mid-century economy built on extraction and transport, evidenced by the Cokedale Mine and Soundview Logging Camp 17. The South Fork Nooksack River and Skagit River serve as the primary geographical markers, with the rail infrastructure of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, and Pacific Northern lines connecting timber and mining outposts. Local social centers like the Skitopa Grange and Samish School appear alongside small settlements such as Wickersham, Acme, and Lyman. Of particular interest to local historians is the recorded Lyman Ferry (Site), noting a former river crossing point that had been superseded by the time of the 1951 revision.