1904 Map of Assinniboine

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Fort Assinniboine anchors this northern Montana landscape at the turn of the century, serving as a primary military and logistical hub just south of the Milk River. The region's early twentieth-century economy is vividly represented by an extensive network of family-named ranching operations, such as Lohman's Ranch, Thackery Bros. Ranch, and Sprinkle Bros. Ranch, which dot the coulees and creek bottoms. This is a landscape defined by its vital water sources and new transportation corridors, where the Great Northern R. R. and Montana Central R. R. meet the sprawling Big Sandy Creek drainage.