1969 Map of Hawk Coulee

About this map

Section School stands as a central landmark in this 1969 survey of Valley County, Montana, where the prairie landscape is defined by the sharp cuts of coulees and the utility of the Burlington Northern railroad. The line runs along the southern portion of the quadrangle, crossing the East Fork and skirting several Gravel Pit operations. The drainage patterns here are distinct, with Cherry Creek, Foss Coulee, and the namesake Hawk Coulee carving out the terrain toward the Missouri River Basin. Human activity is concentrated near the transit corridors, evidenced by the presence of a Drive-in Theater and multiple Sewage Disposal Ponds, reflecting the infrastructure and mid-century recreational habits of the surrounding rural community during the late 1960s.