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1952 Map of Leadpoint

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Leadpoint
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The settlement of Leadpoint sits at the base of Red Top Mountain and Gladstone Mountain, serving as a focal point for an era of intense resource extraction along the international border. This map reveals a landscape defined by industrial activity and early homesteading, particularly around the Admiral Mine & Mill and the Hartbauer Orchard. The terrain is characterized by steep ridges like Windy Ridge and Lime Creek Mtn, which are heavily scarred by mining operations such as the Electric Pt Mine, Lead King Mine, and Lucille Mine.

Evidence of a shifting community is visible at the Cedar Creek Sch (Aban'd) near Cedar Lake, while more active sites like the West Side Shaft and Radio Shaft indicate the technical nature of the district's lead and zinc mining. Significant drainage systems, including Silver Creek and the North Fork Deep Creek, carve through the Colville National Forest, providing the water power once essential for processing ore at local mills.