1966 Map of Larson School

About this map

The Larson Sch schoolhouse serves as a central landmark for this rural landscape in Richland County during the mid-1960s. This survey records a territory defined by high plains drainage and dispersed water resources, where the Great Northern rail line cuts across the northern edge of the sheet. The terrain is deeply carved by several seasonal watercourses including Fox Creek, Crane Creek, Sears Creek, and Dunlap Creek, which provide the primary topographic relief in an otherwise expansive ranching and farming area. The distribution of numerous labeled Well sites across the sections indicates the critical importance of groundwater management for the homesteads and livestock operations that established this part of eastern Montana. Mapping of township and range boundaries, such as R. 56 E. R. 57 E., highlights the systematic land division that governed the region's development.