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1968 Map of Tweedie

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Tweedie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The borderlands of Washington and Idaho are defined here by a rugged landscape of national forest and state parkland, centered on the small settlement of Tweedie. The terrain transitions from the high peaks of Mt Sporane State Park in the southwest to the broad Blanchard Valley in the southeast. A significant industrial artery, the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad, cuts a diagonal path across the map, navigating the complex drainage systems of Elmer Creek and Blanchard Creek.

Local life is anchored by landmarks like the Spring Valley Ch and the neighboring Spring Valley, which sit amidst a network of timberlands within the Kaniksu National Forest. The presence of numerous Gravel Pits and various Jeep Trails suggests a landscape shaped by both resource extraction and backcountry access. This survey, photorevised in 1980, captures the area before modern development altered the rural character of the Pend Oreille and Spokane county lines.