1958 Map of Glendive

About this map

The Yellowstone River and Missouri River converge in this corner of Eastern Montana, defining a landscape of wide river valleys and high prairie. Glendive serves as a major hub where the Northern Pacific railroad meets the water, while further north, Sidney and Fairview anchor the fertile lands near the North Dakota border. The map captures the region's agricultural infrastructure during the mid-1950s, characterized by an extensive network of small rural schools like the Kimmel School and Gettysburg School and the irrigation developments of the R. S. Main Canal. Numerous family-named schools and small settlements such as Brockway and Richey are scattered across the uplands between the Redwater River and the main river corridors, reflecting a period of established homesteading and localized community life before the consolidation of rural districts.