1965 Map of Curley Creek

About this map

Kaniksu National Forest and Kootenai National Forest dominate this borderland where Boundary County, Idaho, meets Lincoln County, Montana. The topography is defined by the significant corridor of the Kootenai River, which is paralleled by the tracks of the Burlington Northern railroad. The map reveals a landscape managed for both extraction and conservation, featuring the Homestake Mine and various jeep trails that pierce the dense woodlands. Higher elevations are marked by distinctive peaks such as Murphy Mountain and Cross Mountain, while the lowlands are punctuated by water bodies like Bonner Lake and Herman Lake. Local social foundations are visible through the location of the Central Sch, and old transportation routes are represented by the Leonia (Paxon) Trail, offering a detailed look at the infrastructure of the northern Idaho panhandle during the mid-1960s.