1965 Map of Forest Center

About this map

Camas Valley and the surrounding high country of Stevens County are revealed in this detailed topographical study, reflecting the landscape as it appeared in the mid-1960s with updates through the late 1970s. The geography is defined by a mix of working timberlands and narrow valleys, where the Great Northern railroad follows the course of the Colville River. Notable for its infrastructure of the era, the map records the presence of the Spokane Indian Reservation Boundary at its southern edge and the transition of older transit routes, marked by an Old Railroad Grade near Swamp Creek. Local transportation and land use are further detailed through named routes like Hesseltine Road and Mickelson Road, which weave through the terrain between Deer Meadow and Craney Hill. These labels, alongside numerous gravel pits and quarries, suggest a period of active local resource extraction and rural development.