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1948 Map of Republic

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Republic
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Republic serves as the focal point for this mountain landscape in northeastern Washington, captured just after the post-war period. The town sits at the intersection of State 4 and State 21, surrounded by the high peaks of the Colville National Forest. The local economy of the late 1940s is reflected in the presence of the California Mine and the Great Northern railroad line, which follows the drainage of Curlew Lake southward through Pollard and Torboy.

The terrain is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including the Sanpoil River and O'Brien Creek, which carve through prominent heights like Gibraltar Mtn and Klondike Mtn. The map preserves the location of the Fairweather Airport and numerous named summits like Edds Mtn and Bear Mtn, providing a detailed look at the resource-extraction and transportation infrastructure of Ferry County before mid-century modernization altered the local landscape.