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1958 Map of Hardin

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Hardin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The Custer Battlefield National Monument and Custer National Cemetery and Museum serve as the focal point of this mid-century survey, documenting the commemorative landscape of the Little Bighorn valley. This map details the expansive lands of the Crow Indian Reservation and Tongue River Indian Reservation, illustrating the complex intersection of indigenous territory and regional development in southeastern Montana.

Major transportation and water infrastructure define the economy of the era, from the Burlington and Quincy RR following the Little Big Horn River to the Tongue River Irrigation Reservoir further east. Small settlements such as Hardin, Lame Deer, and Lodge Grass are connected by U. S. 87 and U. S. 212, while significant historic markers like Medicine Tail Coulee Ford and Weir Point offer specific geographical context for the 1876 conflict. The terrain is marked by the Wolf Mountains and several prominent heights including Poker Jim Butte and King Mountain.