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1956 Map of Castagne

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Castagne
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Castagne serves as the central settlement of this rural Carbon County landscape during the mid-1950s, a region defined by an intricate network of irrigation canals and rugged drainage systems. The map illustrates a complex water-management system essential for high-plains agriculture, featuring the Andrews Ditch, Volney Ditch, and Antilla Ditch. These man-made channels divert water from natural flows like West Red Lodge Creek and Willow Creek to support ranching operations.

Local history is preserved in the location of the Hogan Sch near Hogan Creek and a small Cem situated north of the main settlement. The presence of the Missouri Cutoff road and various named gulches like Thiel Gulch and Schroeder highlight the topography that dictated early travel and land use. This survey, part of the Missouri River Basin development program, provides a clear record of the intersection between natural waterways and the engineering of the mid-century agrarian frontier.