1935 Map of Trout Creek

About this map

Clark Fork defines the central axis of this landscape, its path followed closely by the Northern Pacific railroad and State Highway No 3. These transport arteries connect small riverfront communities like Noxon and Trout Creek, where local infrastructure such as the Trout Creek Ranger Sta and the Tuscor Mill reveal the area's early 20th-century economic foundations. In the mountainous reaches of the Coeur d'Alene National Forest, industrial footprints appear at the Jack Waite Mine and the mining towns of Murray, Burke, and Gem. The survey details a network of lookouts and passes, from Smeads Lookout in the north to Glidden Pass in the south, illustrating the coordinated fire management and transit routes established through the Kootenai National Forest and surrounding high country.