May State Library “jewel” #2: Camp Lewis map
(Map courtesy of Washington State Library) Since it’s National Military Appreciation Month, our second “contestant” in the May edition of State Library jewels gives a historic nod to the significant military presence in Washington: a detailed section of the online map of what was then called Camp Lewis in 1917. Found in the State Library’s Rare Map Collection, the map shows a portion of what is modern-day Joint Base Lewis-McChord, south of Tacoma. It displays roads and barrack locations of…