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1969 Map of Northport

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Northport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Columbia River corridor dominates this northern Washington survey, where the waters of Franklin D Roosevelt Lake back up behind the Grand Coulee Dam. The town of Northport serves as the regional hub, situated where the Burlington Northern railroad tracks parallel the riverbank. This area, just south of the Canada-United States border, shows a landscape defined by both heavy industry and resource extraction. Evidence of the region's mining heritage is scattered across the surrounding peaks, with the Double Standard Mine, Coyote Mine, and Hubbard Mine dotting the ridges.

Beyond the town center, which includes the Northport Sch and the Old Northport Cem, the terrain climbs toward Silver Crown Mountain and Flagstaff Mtn. To the north, the Frontier border crossing and small settlement of Velvet mark the transition toward British Columbia. The presence of the Lowry Landing Strip and various forest trails through the Colville National Forest highlights the infrastructure required for managing this remote timber and mineral-rich territory.