1993 Map of Capitol Rock

About this map

Custer National Forest dominates the upper reaches of this landscape on the border of Montana and South Dakota, where the prominent Capitol Rock landmark stands out among a network of draws and springs. The map documents a rugged ranching and natural resource territory in the early 1990s, where water sources like Livingstone Spring and Coyote Spring were essential to the scattered holdings of the Schell-Long Pines Ranch and Babb Ranch. Evidence of earlier settlement and industry persists through the Plainview Sch (Abandoned) and a small Coal Mine located along the Black Hills Meridian. The southeastern corner transitions from the forest into the drainage basin of the Little Missouri River, revealing a landscape defined by isolated homesteads and the winding paths of Hoag Draw and Tie Creek.