1968 Map of Edgemere

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Hoodoo Valley forms the central spine of this Idaho panhandle landscape, where the Spokane International railroad and the waters of Hoodoo Creek run parallel through the timberlands. The late 1960s environment is defined by small, dispersed rural centers such as Edgemere, Vay, Harlem, and Clagstone. In this era, the area remained heavily tied to the Kaniksu National Forest, which blankets the high ground around Horn Mtn to the north and the western ridges drained by Curtis Creek. Local social infrastructure is anchored by the Edgemere Sch, while the presence of scattered Gravel Pits and a Well suggest the modest industrial and utility footprint required for these isolated Bonner County settlements. The geography here is a transition between the marshy shores of Hoodoo Lake and the steep, wooded hillsides typical of the Selkirk Mountains region.