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1952 Map of Bannack

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Bannack
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Bannack anchors this mid-century survey, documented at a time when its legacy as Montana's first territorial capital remained etched into the landscape along Grasshopper Creek. The map reveals a dense concentration of mining history south of the town site, where claims like the Hendricks Lode Mine, Golden Leaf Mine, and Wadams Lode Mine pepper the hillsides. These workings, along with placer operations like the Hope Placer Mine, illustrate the extractive industry that once fueled the region's growth.

Further north, the terrain transitions into the Beaverhead National Forest, accessible via the Big Hole Road crossing Badger Pass. Notable landmarks such as Road Agents Rock and Hangmans Gulch provide a window into the era's social history, while active operations in the 1950s, including the New Departure Mine and Blue Dot Mine, show the continuing mineral interest in the Beaverhead mountains decades after the initial gold rush.