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1965 Map of Springdale

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Springdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Great Northern railway line serves as a central spine for this 1960s portrait of southern Stevens County, where the settlement of Springdale anchors a landscape of timbered slopes and creek bottoms. The rail corridor follows the winding path of Sheep Creek toward the southern boundary of the quadrangle, passing beneath the prominent heights of Jumpoff Joe Mountain and Limekiln Hill, the latter of which shows evidence of historical industry at a Quarry.

To the south, the shoreline of Loon Lake and the northern edge of the Spokane Indian Reservation Boundary frame a region defined by complex drainage systems, including West Branch Dragoon Creek and Chamokane Creek. Local history is visible in the network of secondary routes like Deer Lake Road and an Old Railroad Grade that cuts through Ahren Meadows, marking the evolution of transportation in the area after the mid-century peak of industrial logging and ranching.