1948 Map of Hunters

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Lake Roosevelt dominates the western edge of this Stevens County landscape, where the Columbia River forms a wide waterway behind the Grand Coulee system. The terrain rises sharply from the shoreline into the Colville Indian Reservation and across the water toward the peaks of Huckleberry Mountain and Adams Mountain. This mid-century survey reveals a transition from the water-based economy of the river valley to the mineral-rich uplands, documented by numerous extractive sites including the Cleveland Mine, Germania Mine, and several workings labeled as abandoned, such as the Monitor Mine and Togo Mine. Local civic life is anchored by small rural centers like Hunters, Fruitland, and Enterprise, which support a network of small schoolhouses like Cedonia School and Greenwood School. Further south, the Spokane Indian Reservation boundary and the O-Ra-Pak-En Trail highlight the deep-rooted geography of the region.