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1965 Map of Bonners Ferry

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Bonners Ferry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Kootenai River carves a deep valley through this northern Idaho landscape, where the town of Bonners Ferry serves as a critical junction for regional transport. In the mid-1960s, the area's layout reveals a complex infrastructure of rail and water management, including the Spokane International and Great Northern railroads crossing the river near O'Callaghans Island. The map shows a clear division between the river bottomlands and the elevated North Bench, where the County Airport and Threemile Corner are situated.

Local history is preserved in the location of the Indian Mission and Mission Hill to the west, while the agricultural character of Paradise Valley is marked by a network of rural schools like Valley View Sch and North Side Sch. Industrial and utility markers, such as the Bonners Ferry Substation, various Gravel Pits, and several Storage Bins, indicate the mid-century economic activities that sustained this Boundary County community.