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2014 Map of Castagne

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Castagne
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Castagne serves as a focal point for this rural Carbon County landscape, where the agricultural economy is defined by an intricate network of irrigation channels. Water management is central to the area's development, evidenced by features such as the Pleasant Valley Ditch, Inderland-Ramstad Ditch, and Crane Ditch which divert flow from the forks of Red Lodge Creek. This system of ditches supports ranching and farming operations across the West Bench and the terrain surrounding Missouri Cutoff.

Family legacies are preserved throughout the township in several small burial grounds, including the Thiel Homestead Cemetery near Schroeder Gulch and the John Henry Cemetery further south. The map documents a classic Montana landscape of coulees and gulches, where roads like May-Grade Road and Upper Luther Road follow the natural contours of the land, connecting isolated homesteads to the small community at Castagne.