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1911 Map of Sandpoint

Name: 1911 Topographic Map of Sandpoint
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Sandpoint serves as the focal point of this Northern Idaho landscape, situated where the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads meet the northern shores of Pend Oreille Lake. The map reveals a region defined by its water-based transportation and timber resources, with several essential river crossings such as Baldwin Ferry and Markham Ferry providing transit before the dominance of modern bridges. The Pend Oreille River flows westward past Riverside and Laclede, while the southern reaches of Priest Lake and the settlement of Coolin are visible to the north.

Local industry and early settlement patterns are traced through the routes of the Spokane International railroad and the presence of small communities like Cocolalla, Granite, and Careywood. The terrain is dominated by the Kaniksu Mountains and peaks like Gisborne Mtn, all held within the vast Kaniksu National Forest. This survey, revised just before the First World War, preserves the exact locations of vanished river ferries and early timber-era rail junctions.