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1938 Map of Headquarters

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Headquarters
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

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The timber-rich landscape of Clearwater National Forest dominates this 1938 survey, centered on the logging and management hub of Headquarters. The map captures a moment when resource extraction and fire prevention infrastructure were paramount, exemplified by the Clearwater Fire Protective Association Headquarters and high-elevation watchpoints like Summit Lookout and Shanghai Lookout. The industrial character of the era is evident in the string of railroad sidings such as Murphy Siding and Reveling Siding, which serviced the rugged drainage basins of the North Fork Clearwater River.

In the southern reaches, the mining heritage of the region appears through the Democrat Mine and Crawford Mine near the settlement of Pierce. Local family history and early settlement patterns are preserved through features like Island Ranch, Nelson Cabin, and rural educational outposts such as Springview Sch and Grangemont Sch. This survey reflects a time when isolated cabins and meadows like Eureka Meadows were essential landmarks in a vast wilderness increasingly shaped by rail and forestry.