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1995 Map of Masonia

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Masonia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

Masonia (Site) and the high timberlands of the Coeur d' Alene National Forest dominate this mid-1990s landscape in Shoshone County. The map documents a rugged terrain defined by the transition between the mining legacies of the Silver Valley and the vast reaches of the St Joe National Forest to the south. Numerous mining remains, such as the Rhine Shaft and various prospects and adits, are scattered across the drainage basins of East Fork Pine Creek and Nabob Creek, indicating the heavy industrial footprint once present in these canyons.

To the south, the topography rises toward Lemonade Peak and the namesake Lemonade (Abandoned) site near Deadman Gulch. This survey captures the network of drainages including Hunter Creek, Calusa Creek, and West Fork Big Creek as they flow through the protected forest lands. The map serves as a detailed record of the intersections between national forest boundaries and remnants of historical Idaho mountain settlements.