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1958 Map of Garrison

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Garrison
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Garrison and Goldcreek serve as the primary hubs of activity in this 1950s survey, situated where the Little Blackfoot River joins the Clark Fork. The valley floors are defined by the convergence of the Northern Pacific and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads, reflecting the heavy industrial and logistical importance of this Powell County corridor.

The surrounding high country of the Garnet Range and the Deerlodge National Forest shows a landscape deeply shaped by extraction. Mining activity is prevalent throughout the gulches, from the Placer Mine workings near Gold Creek to the Anderson Mine and Ship Mine higher in the mountains. Prominent peaks like Old Baldy Mtn and Bailey Mountain tower over a network of tributary creeks, including Pioneer Creek and French Gulch, which once drew prospectors and settlers to remote outposts like Wall City.