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1937 Map of Big Creek

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Big Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

Mining operations and high-altitude backcountry camps define this Idaho territory during the late 1930s. The landscape is a hub of extraction and remote habitation, centered on the Edwardsburg settlement and the nearby Big Creek community. Prominent lode claims like the Golden Hand Mine, Independence Mine, and Werdenhof Mine are scattered across the peaks and basins, often accessed only by the Middle Trail or similar paths.

Logistics for these remote sites relied on the Landing Field and the Big Creek Ranger Sta. Isolated structures such as Hand Cabin, Mahan Cabin, and Scott Cabin provide a record of early habitation in a region dominated by the drainage systems of Beaver Creek and the North Fork. The map documents a specific period of transition between primitive prospecting and established mining districts before the area was preserved as wilderness.