1943 Map of Antelope Coulee

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Johannson Ranch and Ekholt Ranch anchor this landscape of the High Plains, mapped during the mid-war years of the early 1940s. The region is defined by a dendritic network of seasonal drainages, most notably Antelope Coulee and Dunkirk Coulee, which carve through the prairie toward Willow Creek. The land is organized around the Principal Meridian, with long-established property lines marked by family holdings like Bennett Ranch and Frandsen Ranch. Education in this rural expanse centered on the Fairview Sch, while a prominent Windmill and a few improved routes such as Morton Road highlight the sparse but essential infrastructure of the era. The terrain remains largely open, punctuated only by local landmarks like Black Butte, reflecting the scale of Montana's ranching country before modern intensification.