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1894 Map of Fort Custer

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Fort Custer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1902
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1902

About this map

Fort Custer stands as a central landmark at the confluence of the Big Horn River and the Little Big Horn River, serving as the anchor for the surrounding Fort Custer Military Reservation. Surveyed in the early 1890s, this landscape illustrates the frontier infrastructure of Montana during the transition from military control to established settlement. The northern portion of the map is defined by the N. P. R. R. corridor, featuring Pompey Pillar Sta. near the notable geologic formation of Pompey Pillar.

Evidence of early ranching and travel networks is visible through landmarks such as Eighteen Mile Ranch and the Nine Mile Water Hole. The terrain is characterized by the prominent Pine Ridge and numerous drainages like Two Legging Creek and Lost Boy Creek, all contained within the extensive boundaries of the Crow Indian Reservation. These features document the established river-and-rail economy that shaped the region before the turn of the century.