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1963 Map of White Bird

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of White Bird
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Battle Ground of the Nez Perce Indian War marks this landscape along the eastern breaks of the Salmon River. This terrain is preserved within the Nez Perce National Historical Park, where the Nez Perce Indian War Historical Monument commemorates the significant 1877 conflict. The river itself is a focal point of the geography, featuring named river bars such as Shorts Bar, Swartz Bar, and Lyons Bar, along with a Gaging Station and the distinctive Big Foot Island.

High above the river canyon, the Dou Me Plains and White Bird Ridge define the upland cattle and timber country. Early twentieth-century settlement and resource extraction are evident at the Canfield settlement and the Diamond Drill Mine. The map traces a network of routes including the Free Use Road and numerous steep tracks like the one ascending White Bird Hill. From the prominent Giants Nose to the small community of Copperville, the sheet documents the intersection of indigenous history and Western expansion.