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1962 Map of Grebe Ranch

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Grebe Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Northwest Sumatra Oil Field and the adjacent Stensvad Oil Field define the industrial character of this Montana landscape in the early 1960s. Located in Rosebud County, the area is marked by a network of resource extraction features, including numerous Oil Well sites and Drill Hole locations. The southern portion of the map is anchored by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad, which follows the path of Home Creek near the Home settlement.

Local rural life is centered around the Grebe Ranch and the Rattlesnake Sch, located near the winding course of Rattlesnake Creek. The topography is a complex system of drainage features, including East Keggy Coulee, Orchard Coulee, and Getchell Coulee. A prominent Radio Tower and several benchmark locations like BM 3130 further mark this transition from ranching land to an active petroleum production zone.