
The Swan River corridor dominates this mid-1990s landscape, illustrating a complex patchwork of public land management between the Flathead National Forest and the Swan River State Forest. The geography is defined by a dense network of tributaries including Soup Creek, Napa Creek, and Goat Creek, which drain the surrounding slopes toward the river valley. Human infrastructure is concentrated around the Goat Creek State Forest Headquarters and a small Landing Strip, indicating the area's importance for forest management and localized transportation. Historically significant landmarks such as the Little Nappa Lookout and named clearings like Graves Meadows and Foothill Meadows provide specific points of interest for those studying the evolution of Montana's timberlands. The presence of a Gravel Pit and numerous forest service routes suggests an active industrial landscape integrated with the natural drainage basins of Metcalf Lake and Lost Creek.
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1955 · Choteau
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Choteau
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1958 · Choteau
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1962 · Choteau
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1965 · Connor Creek
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1965 · Swan Lake
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1965 · Thunderbolt Mountain
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1965 · Swan Peak
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1965 · Yew Creek
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1965 · Cilly Creek
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