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1970 Map of Goose Bill Butte NW

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Goose Bill Butte NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Basin Coulee and Dugout Coulee cut through this high plains landscape at the border of Liberty and Chouteau Counties. The land use captured in 1970 is primarily agricultural, evidenced by the presence of isolated Storage Bins and a network of fence lines that define the expansive ranching and farming tracts. The terrain is dominated by these deep drainage features, including Horse Coulee and East Dugout Coulee, which shape the local topography.

A small Cem is located in the southwestern portion of the sheet, serving as a quiet marker of the families who settled this open country in north-central Montana. The map reflects a period of established rural infrastructure where traditional land boundaries and water drainage patterns remained the primary organizers of the landscape. Researchers can trace the exact placement of early grain storage and rural burial sites within this sparsely populated region.