1966 Map of Beaver Creek School

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Beaver Creek School stands as a focal point in this 1966 field-checked survey of Powder River County, Montana. The landscape is defined by the expansive Custer National Forest and a complex drainage system where Beaver Creek and Ash Creek meet. This era in the region’s development is marked by an extensive water-management network for ranching, featuring multiple catchment points like the Main Ash Reservoir, Schiller Reservoir, and a sequence of sites including Deer Creek Reservoir No 1. A lonely Grave recorded in the hills near Cabin Creek provides a poignant point of interest for genealogists and local historians. The presence of numerous wells, such as the Cabin Creek Well and Maxwell Well, underscores the critical importance of water access in this semi-arid rangeland before modern infrastructure transformed the local livestock industry.