1963 Map of Volcour

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Kootenai River defines the canyon corridor of this northwestern Montana survey, where the Great Northern railroad tracks follow the river's winding path through the Kootenai National Forest. The small settlements of Warland and Volcour occupy narrow benches of flat land between the water and the steep rises of the Cabinet Mountains. This era captures the landscape before the construction of the Libby Dam, showing the original river course and the rail infrastructure that supported the local timber and mining economies.