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1981 Map of Carlyle

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Carlyle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The community of Carlyle sits at the intersection of the Burlington Northern railroad and an Old Railroad Grade in this 1981 survey of the Montana-North Dakota border. This region of the northern Great Plains is defined by its drainage systems, including Lame Steer Creek and the East Fork Beaver Creek, which carved the undulating terrain long before the arrival of the rail lines.

Further east across the state line in Golden Valley County, the settlement of Williams anchors the landscape near Williams Creek. The map documents a period of infrastructure development, shown through the prominent Pipeline corridor and the industrial activity at the Gravel Pit. The map captures a high-plains landscape where section lines and county boundaries, such as the divide between Wibaux Co and Fallon Co, dictate the organization of the cattle country and isolated homesteads.