1948 Map of Curlew

About this map

Kettle River defines the corridor of this north-central Washington landscape, where the Great Northern railway navigates the valleys of the Colville National Forest. The map documents a sparsely populated but active region just south of the border with Canada, centered on the small settlements of Danville, Curlew, and Malo. To the south, Curlew Lake serves as a prominent water feature, while the surrounding high ground is marked by strategic sites like the Vulcan Lookout and Franson Pk Lookout. This postwar survey captures the transition from high alpine peaks such as Granite Mtn and Mt Elizabeth to the alluvial flats of Curlew Creek. Small-scale local history is preserved in labels for Lundimo Meadows and a community Cem near the river, reflecting the area's late 1940s development pattern of isolated mountain outposts and riverside rail towns.