1948 Map of Fort Kipp

About this map

Big Muddy Creek meanders deeply across the northeastern corner of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, defining a landscape where the river plain meets the rising upland coulees of Roosevelt County. This 1948 survey, updated with later revisions, shows the rural community life centered around Fort Kipp and the neighboring settlement of Blair. The cultural footprint of the era is evident in the cluster of the Freidens Ch and Freidens Cem near the northern boundary, alongside infrastructure such as a Windmill and several Gravel Pits that supported local ranching and road maintenance. The map captures the transitional terrain between the Roosevelt and Richland County line, documenting the early post-war development of the Missouri River Basin project while maintaining its character as a remote pocket of the High Plains.