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1968 Map of Camden

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Camden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Camden and the surrounding borderlands of Pend Oreille and Spokane Counties appear here in the late 1960s, shaped by the Great Northern rail corridor. This rail-and-river economy is centered on the Little Spokane River and the Scotia Valley, where small settlements like Scotia and Grahams grew along the line. The landscape transitions from the aquatic margins of Diamond Lake and Lake of the Woods to the higher elevations of Lone Mountain and Mt Pisgah.

Family names and early rural infrastructure are preserved through local landmarks such as Frideger Road, Darknell Road, and Walters Road. Local social centers including the Grange Hall and the Elk Cem No 2 provide critical points of interest for genealogists tracing these communities. To the south, the boundary of Mt Spokane State Park indicates the early preservation of the area's mountainous terrain.