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La Center, Washington Map Art
A new map of La Center, Washington, made in 2026 and printed to order on thick archival matte paper.
12" x 18" Archival Matte Print
A Map of Home. A Work of Art.
Explore La Center, Washington from a whole new perspective. Created using aerial imagery and detailed geographic data, this map captures La Center building by building, with labeled streets, familiar landmarks, and shaded topographical relief that highlights the natural contours of the landscape.
Combining modern data with the timeless character of a vintage atlas, this map is just as interesting up close as it is beautiful on the wall. Whether you grew up in La Center, spent memorable years there, or call it home today, this unique map is a great way to celebrate a place that means something to you. Zoom in on the preview to look for your street, and then order a print to put your memories on the wall.
Three ways to hang it
Unframed archival matte, a black wood frame or a white wood frame.
Up close
Geography Worth Displaying
This map was created using accurate cartographic data and authoritative geographic sources, including the U.S. Geological Survey and the Census Bureau. The map brings together terrain, waterways, roads, and building detail. The majority of the streets are labeled, houses are accurately depicted, and the topography is derived from government sources. Combining local data with carefully composed color and shading leads to this beautifully detailed La Center artwork for your wall.
Rather than simply showing street outlines, weβve included as many of the street names as we could reasonably fit on the map while keeping their names legible. Zoom in on the high resolution preview to see exactly whatβs on the map. We truly set out to create a statement piece for anyone who loves La Center. So whether itβs for you, or a gift for someone you love, we hope this map of La Center brings back fond memories.
Read the story behind this map of La Center, Washington from 2026.
About La Center, Washington
La Center is a city of 3,424 people in Clark County, set on the north side of the Lewis River's East Fork about 16 miles north of Vancouver. The Cowlitz were the first people here, and a group of the Lower Cowlitz living in villages along the Lewis became known as the Lewis Cowlitz. An Executive Order in 1863 made the tribe's land available to white settlers, and the Cowlitz were scattered across southwest Washington and northern Oregon.
White farmers had already arrived by then. Steamboats soon followed, so the young town became the trading center for the Lewis River country and grew along with the lumber business. La Center was incorporated on August 27, 1909, but railroads and highways drew trade away from the river, and by 1940 only 193 people lived here.
“Long ago all this land belonged to lndians -- salmon in the chuck [river], mowich [deer] and moollok [elk] in the hills. Then white men come. Atwin their friend. Now all this land belong to white man”
- First claims in 1852John H. Timmen and Aurelius Wilkins were the first settlers to stay for good. In 1852 they claimed land roughly five miles up the East Fork from today's townsite, using the federal Donation Land Claims Act of 1850. Later that year John Pollock and his brother took up land across the river, on its southern side. They cleared and plowed the land, and a scattered farming community took shape.
- The Lewis River RangersWhen the Indian wars began in 1855, rumors of attacks frightened the isolated homesteaders. The women and children were taken down the Lewis to the Columbia and across to the St. Helens blockhouse in Oregon. The men stayed behind and formed the Lewis River Rangers, a volunteer force of 44 that the Army at Fort Vancouver did not approve of. No fighting came to the Lewis River, so the families came home and the men went back to farming.
- Head of navigationBy 1870 boats ran on a regular schedule up the East Fork, starting with the Swallow, a 45-foot steam sternwheeler. Through the 1870s La Center was as far as the river trade went. The steamers Mascot and Walker paddled between here and Portland, and in late summer, when the water dropped, freight and passengers moved to scows that crews poled upriver or horses towed along the bank.
- Card rooms to the rescueAfter the forests were cut over and no new industry arrived, La Center slid into a long decline, and by the 1980s it was close to bankruptcy. The town chose to allow card-room gambling taxed at 10 percent, and the money kept it going. Fewer than 500 people lived here in 1990, but more than 2,500 did by 2010. Three card rooms operate today: the New Phoenix, the Last Frontier and the Fortune.
- The Centennial ChurchHighland Lutheran Church was built in 1887 and still looks as it did then, down to its original mural. A kitchen went on in 1900, and the structure was remodeled in the 1980s. It ranks among the oldest churches standing in Washington.
Find your street
Names on the La Center map
Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.
Places and landmarks2
- La Center City Hall
- Holley Park
Streets and roads81
- East First Way
- Pacific Highway
- East Fourth Street
- East Aspen Avenue
- East Ivy Avenue
- Northwest La Center Road
- Northwest Lacenter Road
- Northwest Pacific Highway
- Northwest Paradise Park Road
- Northwest Timmen Road
- Northeast Lockwood Creek Road
- West East Avenue
- Northeast 339th Street
- East Heritage Loop
- East 18th Street
- East Pioneer Loop
- Northwest Bolen Street
- Northwest Ninth Avenue
- Northwest Spencer Road
- East Seventh Street
- Northeast North Fork Avenue
- West Fifth Street
- Northwest 319th Street
- East Southview Heights Drive
- Northeast 24th Avenue
- East Fifth Street
- Northwest 14th Avenue
- East Sixth Street
- Northeast Highland Road
- West 16th Street
Show all 81 streets
- East 17th Circle
- Northeast 348th Street
- Northwest 324th Street
- Northeast 23rd Avenue
- Northwest Fifth Court
- Northwest Larsen Drive
- East Lucas Street
- East Birch Avenue
- Northwest 13th Avenue
- East Caples Court
- East Heitman Avenue
- East 15th Circle
- East Upland Avenue
- East Spruce Avenue
- West Tenth Street
- West Third Street
- West Alder Place
- East 15th Place
- West 13th Way
- Northwest 310th Circle
- Northwest 310th Street
- Northwest 18th Avenue
- Northeast Timmen Road
- East Fir Avenue
- Northwest Eleventh Avenue
- East Elm Avenue
- Northwest 316th Circle
- Northwest 348th Street
- East Second Street
- East 13th Street
- Northwest Fourth Court
- East 24th Circle
- West 15th Street
- East 16th Place
- Northwest 309th Circle
- East First Circle
- West Ninth Street
- Northwest Pollock Road
- East Stonecreek Drive
- Northeast John Storm Avenue
- Northwest 339th Street
- Northeast 349th Street
- West Seventh Street
- West Eighth Street
- Northwest Eleventh Court
- East 17th Place
- West 15th Circle
- Northeast Ivy Avenue
- East Gaither Avenue
- East Bartlett Court
- East Eighth Street
Names are listed as they appear on the printed map. Zoom into the product photos to find them.
The art of mapping a place
How This Map Was Made
Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.
The view from above
Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.
The shape of the land
Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.
The details of home
Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.
Geography becomes art
Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.
Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.
The Details
About This Print
Choose an archival matte print, or a black or white Ayous wood frame. The archival matte print is unframed.
Select your size and finish above to see the matching product image and price.
Materials & Craftsmanship
A contemporary map with the character of a classic atlas, printed on archival matte paper. Optional frames are made from Ayous wood.
Your printed map does not include the watermark shown in the full-map preview.
Shipping & Delivery
Free shipping within the United States. Every print is made to order in the USA.
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Prints ship within 2 to 3 business days. Allow 7 to 10 days total from ordering for delivery. Timing may vary during holidays or periods of high order volume.
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Returns and damaged prints
Each print is made to order. Change-of-mind refunds are not available after production.
If your print arrives damaged, misprinted or incorrect, contact support@knowol.com within 30 days of receiving it. Include your order number, photos and a description of the issue.
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