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1988 Map of Wallace

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Wallace
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Wallace serves as the industrial and civic anchor for this mountain landscape, positioned along the South Fork Coeur D'Alene River corridor. The 1980s terrain is heavily marked by its mineral heritage, showing substantial infrastructure like the Galena Mine, St Elmo Mine, and Callahan Mine. The heavy industrial footprint of the Silver Valley is evident in the presence of extensive Tailings Ponds near Silverton and Osburn, illustrating the environmental scale of local mining operations.

Beyond the river valley, the map details the transition into the Coeur d'Alene National Forest and St Joe National Forest. Numerous peaks such as Mount Pulaski and Bad Tom Mountain overlook a network of specialized routes, including the Old RR Grade and several stretches of Pack Trail. This mix of high-production mining zones and managed forest land captures the character of Shoshone County during a period of ongoing resource extraction and land management.