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1950 Map of Turtle Lake

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Turtle Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

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Spokane Indian Reservation lands dominate the eastern portion of this 1950 survey, characterized by rugged canyon landscapes and industrial mining activity. The extraction of minerals is central to the era, evidenced by the Germania Mine, Germania Consolidated Mine, and the Spokane Molybdenum Mine located near Pitney Butte. These operations were served by a network of unimproved roads winding through the breaks of the Spokane River and Franklin D Roosevelt Lake National Recreational Area.

Local social and religious life is anchored by landmarks like the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes and the North Star Grange. Small rural settlements such as Snook and Enterprise Valley appear alongside institutional sites like the St Augustine Sch. The geography is defined by significant elevation changes, from the depths of Green Canyon Creek and Mill Canyon Creek to the heights of Spokane Mtn and Wellpinit Mtn, illustrating the difficult terrain of Stevens and Lincoln counties before modern development.