{"product_id":"old-map-of-snohomish-washington-by-usgs-1953-everett-marysville-lake-stevens","title":"Old Map of Snohomish, Washington by USGS, 1953 – Everett, Marysville \u0026 Lake Stevens","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1968 from survey data gathered in 1953, the U.S. Geological Survey’s “Everett” captures a richly detailed mid-century portrait of Snohomish County and the north Puget Sound hinterland. Centered on Everett and Snohomish, the map extends across a varied landscape of river valleys, lakes, forested uplands, and growing communities. At a scale of 1:62,500, it balances regional scope with impressive local detail, allowing roads, waterways, settlements, and elevation changes to be read together as a coherent geographic story. The map belongs to the USGS tradition of precise topographic cartography, in which scientific measurement and visual clarity combine to document not only terrain, but also the evolving human imprint upon it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is classically topographic, with contour lines articulating the rise and fall of the land in measured intervals, transforming the sheet into a subtle relief portrait of western Washington. Green shading marks wooded and vegetated areas, emphasizing the region’s still-dominant forest cover, while blue traces the intricate hydrology of rivers, lakes, and wetlands. Around Everett, Lake Stevens, Marysville, and Snohomish, the interplay between settlement and landscape is especially evident: towns cluster along transport corridors and river bottoms, while less developed tracts stretch toward the uplands. The map’s color language is restrained yet highly informative, inviting close study of both natural systems and the expanding infrastructure of the postwar Pacific Northwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWater gives this map much of its character. The Snohomish River winds prominently through the lowlands, joined by the Pilchuck River near Snohomish, while the Stillaguamish River appears to the north as part of the broader drainage network shaping the county. Lakes punctuate the landscape, including Lake Stevens, Silver Lake, Lake Serene, and Cattail Lake, each anchoring nearby roads, settlements, or forested margins. These waterways were vital to the region’s ecology, settlement patterns, agriculture, logging, and transportation history. Seen through the USGS lens, they are not merely scenic features but structuring forces, explaining why communities developed where they did and how movement through the area followed the contours of land and water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map also records a period of transition in Snohomish County, when rural, timber, and agricultural landscapes were increasingly connected to suburban and industrial growth. Everett, long associated with lumber, shipping, and manufacturing, appears as the principal urban center, while Snohomish, Marysville, Lake Stevens, Bothell, and Granite Falls mark a constellation of smaller communities tied together by roads and river valleys. Highway 2, Highway 9, and State Route 522 help reveal the mid-century transportation framework that would guide later development. Numerous smaller roads and trails thread into forested areas, hinting at logging access, rural homesteads, recreation, and the gradual opening of upland terrain to wider use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical document, “Everett” offers an evocative snapshot of the region before many later transformations in population, land use, and infrastructure. The forests, wetlands, lakes, and river corridors shown here preserve the geographic memory of a county poised between its resource-based past and the suburban expansion that would accelerate in the decades following publication. Produced by the U.S. Geological Survey, the map reflects the agency’s meticulous standards and its national project of making the American landscape legible through disciplined cartography. For collectors, historians, and admirers of the Pacific Northwest, it is a compelling record of place: precise, atmospheric, and rich with the quiet drama of terrain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSnohomish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEverett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Stevens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarysville\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStillaguamish River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSnohomish River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePilchuck River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Serene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilver Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBothell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGranite Falls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighway 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighway 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eState Route 522\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious unnamed forested areas and parks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCattail Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumerous smaller roads and trails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by the US Geological Survey, known for detailed topographic mapping of the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurvey data dates from 1953, with the map published in 1968\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocuses on Snohomish, Washington, and the surrounding area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical topographical map at a scale of 1:62,500\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses color to represent land types, with green shades for vegetation and blue for water bodies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContour lines show elevation and terrain changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows varying elevations, river systems, lakes, and forested areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers a mid-20th-century snapshot of regional land use, urban development, and ecological features\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). 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