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1963 Map of Boles

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Boles
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

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Joseph Plains dominates this 1963 survey, where the high plateau landscape of north-central Idaho meets the steep descent into the Salmon River canyon. The settlement of Boles is situated on the eastern edge of the quadrangle, serving as a hub for the scattered homesteads and ranching interests that navigated the network of jeep trails crisscrossing the breaks. This era shows a landscape where remote mountain access was primarily defined by these primitive tracks, linking water sources like Home Sweet Home Creek and Deep Creek to the higher elevations.

Local history is marked by the presence of a Soldiers Grave near Kylie Creek, providing a somber physical reminder of earlier conflicts or frontier crossings in this isolated region. Along the river, features such as White House Bar and the drainage of Rockman Gulch illustrate the geologic and human carving of the canyon. To the south, the terrain falls away toward the High Breaks and Divide Creek, while evidence of industrial exploration persists at a small Mine located in the northern reaches above the river bend.