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1966 Map of Weippe North

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Weippe North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The logging and agricultural hub of Weippe serves as the focal point of this mid-1960s survey of Clearwater County. Situated on the expansive Weippe Prairie, the settlement is surrounded by a working landscape shaped by the timber industry, evidenced by numerous production sites such as Battles Mill, Johnsons Mill, and McCann Mill. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainages, including the prominent Orofino Creek and Jim Ford Creek, which carve through the high plateau.

Insights into local recreation and industry appear in the southern portion of the map, where the Rodeo Grounds and a Gravel Pit are located near the town center. Finer topographic details reveal several meadows and gulches, such as Shake Meadow and Space Gulch, alongside primitive transportation routes like a designated Jeep Trail and a local Landing Strip. This record captures the Clearwater region during a period when small-scale milling operations were still a primary feature of the local economy.