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1948 Map of Hunters

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Hunters
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

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The Columbia River corridor dominates this 1940s landscape, featuring the recently formed Lake Roosevelt and the Franklin D Roosevelt Lake Recreational Area. The map reveals a transition from the water's edge to the high peaks of the Huckleberry Mountains, where extraction and local community life intertwined. Hardrock mining is evident across the eastern slopes, with operations like the Cleveland Mine, Germania Mine, and Deer Trail Mine scattered through the drainages of Springdale Creek.

Small agricultural and timber settlements such as Cedonia, Fruitland, and Enterprise anchor the valleys, supported by institutions like the Greenwood Grange and the Advent Ch. The western shore marks the boundary of the Colville Indian Reservation, where the community of Covada sits near the Longstreet Mine. These patterns of land use—from reservation boundaries and reservoir recreation to remote mountain mining—illustrate the complex economic geography of Stevens County during this era.