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1950 Map of Jefferson City

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Jefferson City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Rimini and the surrounding mountain gulches are documented here just after the mid-century, revealing a landscape defined by industrial legacy and high-altitude water management. The area shows an extensive network of mining operations, many marked as inactive by 1950, including the Alta Mines near Alta and the Frohner Mine in the north. The rugged terrain between Helena National Forest and Deerlodge National Forest is traversed by the Northern Pacific railroad and the Wickes Tunnel, facilitating transport through the Continental Divide's foothills.

Water infrastructure is central to this geography, with the Aqueduct system and Chessman Reservoir feeding the region's needs. Settlements like Jefferson City, Corbin, and Wickes appear as focal points of activity amidst a maze of gulches such as Lump Gulch and Clancy Creek. For local historians, the transition from active mining to a landscape of tailings and ruins is clearly visible in the data recorded by Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc.