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1937 Map of Thompson Falls

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Thompson Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

Thompson Falls serves as the primary hub on this mid-1930s survey, situated along the Clark Fork where the Northern Pacific railroad and the State Highway follow the river's winding path through the valley. The landscape is defined by the high peaks of the Cabinet National Forest and Kootenai National Forest, showing a rugged network of forest service lookouts and isolated water bodies like Stony Lake and Mammot Lakes.

Settlement patterns are concentrated along the rail line, with small communities and sidings such as Belknap, Woodlin, and Eddy providing evidence of the era's mountain economy. Educational and administrative outposts like the Silver Butte Fisher Sch and the Bend Ranger Sta are mapped in the remote northern reaches, while the southeastern corner reveals high-altitude features like Big Hole Pk and Eddy Mtn. The map provides a precise record of the transition between the valley floor's infrastructure and the high wilderness of the Cabinet Mountains.