1964 Map of Buffalo Bridge

About this map

The Flathead River snakes through the southern half of this landscape, its steep embankments punctuated by the Buffalo Bridge and the White Bridge. This mid-1960s survey captures a rural Montana landscape within the Flathead Indian Reservation, defined by the contrast between the level Irvine Flats to the west and the numerous natural springs emerging from the rising terrain to the north and east. The concentration of springs around Loon Lake and throughout the higher elevations suggests a critical water network for the local ranching or agricultural operations of the era.