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1965 Map of Fife

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Fife
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Box Elder Creek and its various tributaries carve a series of deep coulees through this section of Cascade County, defining a landscape of high plateaus and drainage basins. During the mid-1960s, this area north of Great Falls remained largely characterized by livestock operations and scattered extractive industry, as evidenced by multiple Corral sites and several Mines and Gravel Pit locations. The tiny settlements of Fife and Rogers serve as the primary human focal points in an otherwise sparsely populated ranching territory.

Transportation through this high-plains terrain relies on a network of light-duty and unimproved roads, connecting remote landmarks like Shellrock and the winding Antelope Coulee. Land surveyors in the mid-20th century meticulously recorded these features, including various seasonal Spring sources that were critical for supporting the local cattle industry in an arid environment defined by the township boundaries of T. 20 N. and T. 19 N.