
The Union Pacific railroad corridor anchors this high-plains landscape in Beaverhead County, defining a narrow strip of development at Bond and Nelson during the early 1960s. The region is characterized by a sophisticated network of irrigation and water management features necessary for agriculture in this arid terrain, including the Willow Creek Ditch, Beaverhead Water Company Ditch, and Murray Ditch. These systems parallel the natural drainage of Willard Slough and Gilbert Slough, showing the intensive human effort to redirect water toward the valley floor.
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1893 · Dillon
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1952 · Twin Adams Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Argenta
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Burns Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Dillon
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Dillon
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Dillon
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1960 · Glen
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1960 · Block Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1961 · Glen SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000