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1951 Map of Clark Fork

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Clark Fork
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The town of Clark Fork sits as the central hub of this northern Idaho landscape, situated where the Clark Fork river widens near Derr Island. During the early 1950s, the region was defined by a mix of heavy industry and rugged conservation, with the Northern Pacific railroad providing critical transport through the valley. Resource extraction is evident at the Hope Mine and Lawrence Mine, while the State Fish Hatchery and Clark Fork Ranger Sta reflect the management of the surrounding Kaniksu National Forest.

Notably, this survey includes blue hatching to indicate areas slated for submersion by the Albeni Falls Dam project. This anticipated change to the shoreline would eventually alter the landscape around the river banks. In the eastern portion of the map, the high peaks of Scotchman Peak and Savage Mtn tower over the border into Montana, while the River Echo Sch (Aband) near the Cabinet settlement marks a site of earlier rural habitation.