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1987 Map of Cleveland NW

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Cleveland NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

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Chief Joseph Battleground of the Bears Paw State Monument occupies the southern reach of this landscape, marking the site of the Nez Perce’s 1877 surrender. The map documents several Historical Monuments and a Picnic Area within this significant cultural site, situated near the headwaters of Snake Creek.

North of the monument, the terrain shifts into an active industrial landscape defined by the Sixmile Oil Field. A network of pipelines and tanks crisscrosses the drainages of Sixmile Coulee and Bean Creek, illustrating the extraction economy of Blaine County in the late 1980s. Local industry is further evidenced by the Blackjack Mine and a Quarry located in the northeast, while seasonal waterways like Lonetree Coulee and features such as the Alkali Flat reveal the arid character of the Montana plains.