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1950 Map of Inchelium

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Inchelium
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

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Franklin D Roosevelt Lake dominates this mid-century landscape, following the inundation caused by the Grand Coulee Dam. The Columbia River separates the Colville Indian Reservation to the west from the Colville National Forest and the Huckleberry Range to the east. Along the western shore, the Colville Indian Subagency and the town of Inchelium serve as the primary hubs, while the eastern side is defined by small settlements like Gifford, Rice, and Daisy.

Industry and local history are etched into the hillsides through numerous extraction sites, including the Aquila Mine, Daisy Mine, and Columbia Tungsten Mine. The map details a community fabric of the early 1950s, preserving the locations of rural schoolhouses such as Pleasant Valley Sch and Waterloo Sch, alongside natural landmarks like The Natural Bridge and Granite Mtn. The Ferry and Stevens county line runs down the center of the lake, marking the boundary of the river's transformed path.