1964 Map of Hamilton South

About this map

The Bitterroot River valley south of Hamilton is defined here by an intricate network of water management and transportation. The Northern Pacific railroad tracks run parallel to the river, serving the agricultural and timber interests of the mid-1960s. The landscape transition from the irrigated flats of the Bitterroot Irrigation District Canal to the steep eastern slopes of the Bitterroot National Forest is stark, with Ward Mountain and Goat Mountain towering over the canyon mouths. Residential and civic development is concentrated in the north, where schools like Washington Sch and Jefferson Sch anchor the Hamilton townsite.