14. Industrialization, Technology, and Environment in Washington
Railroad Maps
Just how much the construction of railway lines identified the urban landscape of Washington can be seen by looking at maps for 1885 (above) and 1915 (below).
(1885 Map from Volume III Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History, page 181. Copyright 1995. Donald B. Robertson. The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, Idaho.
1915 Map from Volume III Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History, page 186. Copyright 1995. Donald B. Robertson. The Caxton Printers, Ldt., Caldwell, Idaho.)
