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1943 Map of Hogan

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Hogan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Augusta anchors the northern portion of this landscape, situated near the transition from the plains to the mountains where the Sun River and its southern fork emerge from the high country. The terrain is defined by the Continental Divide and Rogers Pass, creating a dramatic backdrop for early settlements like Hogan, Stearns, and Fulton. This military survey, compiled under Col. Chas. L. Potter, reveals a network of drainage systems such as the Dearborn River and Simms Creek that dictated the placement of early ranching and mining outposts.

A notable inclusion is the Dry Creek Reservoir Site, indicating early 20th-century water management planning in the region. To the south, Silver Camp sits high near the divide, while the boundary of the Lewis and Clark National Forest encompasses much of the western mountain frontage. The map provides a look at the township and section lines across the Lewis and Clark and Cascade county line, tracing the routes of travel that followed the natural contours of the Flat and Wolf Creek drainages.