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1946 Map of Brush Lake

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Brush Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Brush Lake Resort sits at the heart of this landscape along the border of Sheridan County, Montana, and Williams County, North Dakota. This survey, based on 1946 topography with later 1980s revisions, illustrates a remote prairie environment defined by alkaline and freshwater basins. The presence of St Olaf Cem and several rural schoolhouses, including Liberty Sch and Woodrow Wilson Sch, provides a clear view of the dispersed settlement patterns common in the northern Great Plains during the mid-twentieth century.

Hydrological features dominate the northern half of the sheet, where Brush Lake and Twin Lakes contrast with the smaller Horseshoe Lake and the aptly named Stink Lake. To the south, the terrain transitions into a more dissected drainage system around Cottonwood Creek. Economic activity is represented by several scattered Drill Holes, indicating subsurface exploration across the state line during this era.