1957 Map of Lane

About this map

Coeur D'Alene Lake and its many timbered inlets form the heart of this Idaho landscape, where the Coeur D'Alene National Forest encompasses the steep drainages of the Bitterroot Range. The 1950s terrain reveals a mix of early 20th-century transportation and resource extraction, notably the Union Pacific rail line running through the community of Lane and the historic Mullan Tree Historic Site near the Fourth of July Canyon. Mining history is preserved at the Caribou Mine and Gray Wolf Mine, while the Elk Patrol Lookout and Airway Beacon 27 atop Mount Coeur d'Alene highlight the era's fire watch and aviation infrastructure. Small shoreline settlements like Eddyville and Silver Beach represent the local development along the lake before the expansion of modern highways through the steep Wolf Lodge Creek drainage.