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1950 Map of Dent Bridge

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Dent Bridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

The Teton River meanders across this mid-century landscape of Chouteau County, where the eponymous Dent Bridge provides a vital crossing point. The territory is defined by its wide, semi-arid plains and distinctive coulee systems, including Alkali Coulee, Wolf Coulee, and Dugout Coulee. A scattered network of rural education centers speaks to the area's agricultural settlement pattern, ranging from the Genou School in the north to the Promised Land School No 2 and the Shaw Sch.

By the late 1940s, shifts in the local population are already visible with several landmarks noted as defunct, such as The School House (Abandoned) and Antelope School (Abandoned) near Antelope Flat. For genealogists and historians, the map preserves the location of Weatherwax and the historical path of the Bootlegger Trail along the western margin, capturing a moment when the river and its surrounding flats were dotted with windmills and local landmarks like Antelope Lake.