TASK
FIND OVERLAY MAP
  • visit Seattle Public Library. Review Washington State history files. Find no map. Referred to UW.
  • visit University of Washington Special Collection Map Room. Find maps pre1911 and post 1916. None have a street overlay. Referred to the Ballard Locks information desk.
  • contact Locks referred to Museum of History and Industry (Mohai)
  • visit Mohai library and archives. Hit pay dirt. Find map prepared by USGS in 1983 that shows overlay of streets and shoreline, pre and post 1916. However, map cannot leave the premises. Take copious notes.
  • contact USGS and inquire about map. No response.
  • contact USGS again several months later. Referred to USGS archives. Diane Garcia says she will try to get a copy for me. No luck. Refers me to Washington Geology Library.
  • Lee Walking of Washington Geology Library has a copy but can't release it. Promises to make me a computer scan.
  • It arrives with all the documentation.