1909 Map of Cut Bank

About this map

Blackfeet Indian Reservation occupies the western half of this northern Montana landscape, defined by a series of dramatic coulees and buttes. Surveyed shortly after the turn of the century, the map illustrates a critical corridor for the Great Northern railroad, which follows the winding course of Cut Bank Creek. This railway infrastructure was the lifeline for small prairie settlements like Cut Bank, Baltic, and Ethridge, which are spaced along the tracks to serve the surrounding ranching and dry-land farming interests.