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1950 Map of Hunters

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Hunters
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Lake Roosevelt dominates the western corridor of this mid-century survey, its waters filling the Columbia River canyon following the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam. This transformation of the landscape created the Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake National Recreational Area, which sits adjacent to the Colville Indian Reservation. The map documents a significant mining heritage concentrated in the eastern highlands, featuring the Cleveland Mine, Germania Mine, and the Monitor Mine (Aband).

Settlement patterns are clearly defined by the intersection of terrain and resource extraction, with the communities of Hunters, Fruitland, and Cedonia serving as local hubs. Local civic life is marked by the Greenwood Grange and several rural schools like Huckleberry Sch, while genealogical researchers can locate the Enterprise Cem near the Enterprise Ch in the southern valley. The geography is characterized by the prominent Huckleberry Mountains and steep drainage basins like Stray Dog Canyon.