1985 Map of Blackhorse Canyon

About this map

Huckleberry Mountain anchors this 1985 topographic study in Stevens County, where the landscape is defined by the complex drainage of the Harvey Creek system. The map details the confluence of the North Fork Harvey Creek and the South Fork Harvey Creek, revealing a mid-1980s network of unimproved roads and forest trails that navigate the steep elevations. One distinct human imprint is the Smith Meadows Ditch, a water diversion feature reflecting local land use and resource management in this corner of the Pacific Northwest. Genealogists and local historians can locate a small Cem tucked away in the southwestern section of the map, while the presence of a Borrow Pit indicates the material extraction necessary for maintaining the remote road infrastructure. The map serves as a precise record of these drainages before later changes in forest management and road development.