1959 Map of Grant

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Horse Prairie Creek flows across the southern plains of this 1959 survey, where the Mansfield-Prohosky Ranch Road and several irrigation ditches mark the agricultural footprint of southwestern Montana. The map documents a landscape of working livestock operations like the Christensen Ranch and Cross Ranch, alongside early educational sites such as the Mill Point Sch. To the west, the Beaverhead Mountains rise sharply within the Beaverhead National Forest, featuring prominent peaks like Bachelor Mtn and the striking Red Butte. Evidence of the region’s mineral history is visible through the Placer Mines located near Grasshopper Creek, a stream well-known in Montana gold-rush history. Settlement markers such as the Old Knoll Homestead and the Bannack Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family ties to the ranching and mining communities of Beaverhead County.