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1951 Map of Clyde Park

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Clyde Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Shields River valley anchors this mid-century look at Park County, where the town of Clyde Park serves as a hub for the surrounding ranching community. The landscape is defined by the high, flat expanse of the Cottonwood Bench and the prominent landmark known as Squaws Tit. A web of irrigation ditches and creeks, including Horse Creek and Cottonwood Creek, supports a network of family-held properties such as the Thompson Ranch, Fisher Ranch, and Carroll Ranch.

Evidence of the region's infrastructure is visible in the route of the Burlington Northern railroad, which includes the Clyde Park Sta and a Gaging Station on the river. For genealogists and local historians, the map accurately places the Mt Calvary Cem and Rock Creek Cemetery, alongside numerous outlying homesteads like the Lovely Ranch and Mc Clung Ranch that characterize the rural settlement patterns of the Shields Valley in the 1950s.