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1914 Map of Brockton

Name: 1914 Topographic Map of Brockton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1914
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1914

About this map

Fort Peck Indian Reservation dominates the northern half of this landscape, where the Great Northern R R skirts the northern banks of the Missouri River. The settlement of Brockton sits along the rail line, serving as a focal point for the ranching and agricultural efforts of the early twentieth century. South of the river, the terrain rises sharply toward Moonstone Bluff, giving way to a dense network of coulees and breaks.

Detailed drainage patterns are visible through family-named and descriptive landmarks like Armstrongs Ranch and Eagle Nest Coulee. This survey, conducted by J.H. Wilke and C.P. McKinley, captures the region before major water management changed the Missouri's flow, preserving the original courses of Charley Creek and Smoke Creek. The map also delineates the old Sheridan Co Dawson Co boundary line, which has since been altered by the creation of Roosevelt County.