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1958 Map of Glasgow

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

USGS Topo · Published 1958

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The Milk River valley serves as the primary artery for settlement and industry across this high plains landscape, anchoring the Great Northern railroad and several significant agricultural shipping points like the Malta Stockyards and Saco Stockyards. To the south, the massive Fort Peck Game Range surrounds the Missouri River, while the eastern portion of the map is dominated by the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

Evidence of the early twentieth-century homesteading era is visible in the scattered inland post offices and small communities such as Thoeny and Genevieve, which supported the remote ranching operations identified throughout the northern plains. Near the international border with Canada, the U.S. Custom Mouse Station and the Wandell Post Office highlight the infrastructure of this borderlands region. Significant water management and conservation sites, including Nelson Reservoir and the Lake Bowdoin Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, demonstrate the vital importance of water resources in a landscape characterized by dramatic coulees like Eagles Nest Coulee.