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1957 Map of Glasgow

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Glasgow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

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The Milk River valley serves as the primary artery of settlement across this mid-century Montana landscape, carrying the Great Northern railroad through towns like Hinsdale, Saco, and Malta. In the southeast, the massive Fort Peck Lake and its associated Fort Peck Game Range dominate the Missouri River drainage, while the western portion of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation stretches across the plains.

Agricultural and conservation interests define the region's land use, evidenced by the Malta Stockyards and Saco Stockyards along the rail line, alongside vast protected areas such as the Hewitt Lake Waterfowl Refuge and the Lake Bowdoin Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. Further north, near the Canadian border, isolated outposts like Opheim and Richland anchor the high prairie, while a Radar Station near the border and an Underground Pipeline reflect the strategic and industrial infrastructure of the late 1950s.