1967 Map of Crow Agency SE

About this map

Custer Battlefield National Monument (Reno-Benteen Battle Site) dominates the southwestern portion of this landscape, marking the historic ground above the Little Bighorn River. The topography is defined by a series of deep drainages and ridges, including Medicine Tail Coulee and North Fork Reno Creek, which were instrumental in the maneuvers during the 1876 battle. Outside of the monument boundaries, the map reveals a mid-century Montana ranching landscape characterized by isolated improvements like the Cannery Landing Strip and numerous seasonal water sources such as Willow Creek and Ash Creek. The intricate contour lines illustrate the broken terrain of the Crow Indian Reservation, showing how modern access roads and fences navigate the same coulees and divides that shaped the area's 19th-century history. This survey provides a precise look at the land's physical layout just before the battlefield was renamed in the 1990s.