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1951 Map of Hoppers

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Hoppers
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Industrial ruins and high mountain terrain define this 1951 topographic survey of the area around Hoppers and the former coal mining center of Cokedale. Located along the Northern Pacific railroad, the map documents the extensive remains of a once-active mining district at the edge of the Gallatin National Forest. The landscape is marked by the legacy of resource extraction, specifically at the Cokedale Mines No 1 and Cokedale Mines No 2.

Tracing the path of Billman Creek and the Cokedale Road, researchers can locate the footprints of a vanished company town, including the Cokedale School and rows of Coke Ovens. The rugged topography transitions from the heights of Gobblers Knob down through drainage systems like Fleshman Creek and Perkins Creek, providing a detailed look at the interface between the railroad corridor and the steep timberlands of the national forest during the early 1950s.