1968 Map of Tweedie

About this map

Spring Valley anchors this survey of the rugged borderlands where Washington and Idaho meet, centered on the small settlement of Tweedie. The landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad, which cuts a diagonal path through the valley floor. To the south, the community of Blanchard sits near the junction of multiple county and state lines, surrounded by the protected timberlands of the Kaniksu National Forest and the northern reaches of Mt Spokane State Park. Water is a constant presence, from the winding Elmer Creek and McDonald Creek to the secluded Trask Pond. Local landmarks like the Spring Valley Ch and various wells and gravel pits reflect a rural economy tied to the land and the rail line during the late 1960s.