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1924 Map of Weippe

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Weippe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

About this map

Pierce City and the surrounding timberlands of the Clearwater National Forest define this 1920s tactical survey of north-central Idaho. The map reveals a landscape transitions from the agricultural flats of the Weippe prairie into the deep river canyons of the Middle Fork Clearwater River and the South Fork Clearwater River. Small settlements and individual homesteads are scattered throughout, including locations for G.W. Ford, Bob Kyle, and the Tahoe post office.

Strategic river crossings are noted at Kooskia and Stites, providing essential access to the Selway National Forest. The map documents early infrastructure like the Lewiston to Elk City route and various remote ranger stations such as Fish Creek RS and The Cedars RS. These details illustrate the early 20th-century reliance on forest service outposts and river-valley towns to connect isolated mountain communities.